Tag: Libya
A Turkish court gave jail sentences on Wednesday to five journalists for revealing identities of two security agents who died in Libya where Ankara is helping the Tripoli government fight off an assault by eastern ...
Aug 6, 2020 The fragile cease-fire in Idlib —- in place since early March when a Turkish-Russian deal ended a violent escalation — seems to be teetering on the brink of collapse amid growing signs that ...
In August 2011, as Libya’s rebels and Nato jets began an assault on Tripoli, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi delivered a speech calling on his supporters to defend the country from foreign invaders. “There is a conspiracy ...
A Russian Su-24 fighter lands on a Libyan airfield. (US African Command reconnaissance photo) Today, Turkey and Russia stand on opposing sides of the next battle line in Libya’s escalating civil war. But even if ...
The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Egypt and Turkey edged closer to the possibility of armed conflict this week over Libya, with ...
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals that the GNA says it plans to take from the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). ...
The EU Foreign Affairs Council will draft a proposal on Greece’s request that would allow for sanctions to be placed on Turkey if Ankara commits criminal acts against Greece, the Greek Foreign Minister said on ...
Turkey has sent mercenaries of different nationalities to Libya to fight alongside the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj, unnamed sources told Al Arabiya. The latest Turkish plane arrived in the Libyan ...
Jul 10, 2020 The first round in the Turkish-French confrontation over Libya, coming atop the energy row in the eastern Mediterranean, resulted in Ankara’s favor. In early July, a furious France pulled out from a ...
Turkey has invested too much in Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) to allow a conflict between its prime minister and interior minister to bring it down, a leading expert told Al Arabiya on Wednesday. ...