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Turkey may not send forces to Libya if conflict eases
[AlAhram]  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...may hold off from sending troops to Libya if forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... halt their offensive against the internationally recognised government in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and pull back, the The "After the bill passed from the parliament...it might happen that we would see something different, a different stance and they would say "okay, we are withdrawing, dropping the offensive"," Fuat Oktay said in an interview with Andalou news agency. "Then, why would we go there?" Oktay also said that Ankara hoped the Ankara has already sent military supplies to the GNA despite a United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... embargo, according to a U.N. report seen by Rooters, and has said it will continue to support it. Haftar's forces have received support from Russia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Related: Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-30 Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-27 Turkey poised to send troops to Libya Related: Fayez al-Serraj: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Fayez al-Serraj: 2019-12-27 Turkey poised to send troops to Libya Fayez al-Serraj: 2019-12-22 Eastern Libyan forces seize ship with a Turkish crew Related: Government of National Accord: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Government of National Accord: 2019-12-27 Turkey poised to send troops to Libya Government of National Accord: 2019-12-25 Tripoli-based Libyan forces interested in bringing Turkish tanks, drones to Libya: Al-Sarraj Related: Fuat Oktay: 2019-10-14 Erdogan slams rare rebuke from north Cyprus over Syria offensive Fuat Oktay: 2019-10-11 Condemnations pour in as Turkey continues Syria military operation, but not UNSC Fuat Oktay: 2019-10-10 Turkey: Operation Peace Spring in accordance with int'l law Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-02 |
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