Submitted by Richard Galustian…
Is Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political future now in the balance along with Turkey’s membership of NATO?
Turkey’s waining influence in Syria has in part, led Erdogan to increase his interference in other countries, notably Libya.
Submitted by Steve Brown…
“Alpha (Alfa) Air Ukraine engages in cargo transport by contract with other nations, or on behalf of the Ukraine government. Alpha Air operates with aircraft such as the Ilyushin IL-76 heavy cargo lifter. For example it has been reported that on July 6th, 2019, IL-76 TD UR-COZ was employed to transport weaponry form Ankara, Turkey to Tripoli, Libya.”
Scores of African refugees were killed or wounded when the detention center in which they were being held in a western suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli took a direct hit in a bombing early Wednesday. Libyan officials reported that 44 of the refugees had been killed outright and another 130 wounded, but the death toll was expected to[Read More...]
Submitted by Richard Galustian. First appeared on Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity:
A major escalation of the Libyan war has commenced.
On Monday 1st July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Mohamed Manfour announced the beginning of a new aerial bombardment campaign after “traditional means” to “liberate Tripoli” had been exhausted.
Europe’s “Scramble for Africa” began in earnest in 1881, but never ended. The attempt at dominating the continent using old and new strategies continues to define western relationship with this rich continent.
(MEMO) – A senior US senator demands an investigation over reports that American-made weapons were found at a base of forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, the East Libyan-based military commander, as reported by Anadolu Agency. The UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) said its forces found the weapons at a base they captured from Haftar’s militia in the strategic town […]
Submitted by Steve Brown…
Besides Syria, the US-inspired ‘Arab Spring’ has resulted in ongoing chaos for Libya, with the oil-rich state still in play, contested between Sarraj’s GNA and Haftar’s Libyan National Army.
Press TV – June 30, 2019 Military officials with Libya’s internationally-recognized government say they have seized sophisticated US missiles and weaponry at a base they captured from forces allied to renegade General Khalifa Haftar in the south of the capital, Tripoli. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) retook the southern strategic town of Gharyan, […]
Submitted by Richard Galustian…
The deaths in Libya, due to the continuing battle for Tripoli in particular, since Haftar’s Libyan National Army’s (the LNA) assault on the capital, have been mounting per week but are still, in the main, only in the double figures.
Generally those who do not know Libya think that for the past 8 years, since Ghaddafi’s death, it has been a place where there is an ongoing veritable daily blood bath caused by firefights between combatants.
TRIPOLI, Libya — Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind. This early morning — in al-Yarmouk on the southern edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli — it was a mix of both. All around, shops were shuttered and homes emptied, except for those in the hands of the militiamen who make[Read More...]
