#Libya- #Turkey's Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar, Chief of the General Staff General Yasar Guler, arrive in #Tripoli (via Mitiga International Airport) to visit #GNA pic.twitter.com/A0BqAYln5K
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) July 3, 2020
| Al Ahram adds: |
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...'s intention to impose its candidate, Khaled al-Sharif, to take over as head of intelligence in the Fayez al-Sarraj government.
Ankara is pushing hard for the appointment of al-Sharif, a leader in what is known as "the fighting group" close to Al Qaeda, as the intelligence chief.
Extremist groups are also trying to field candidates for the post, including special operations commander in Zintan, Emad Trabelsi, and Misrata businessman Mohammed al-Issawi.