Turkish foreign minister @MevlutCavusoglu tells @cornishft that there can be no Libya ceasefire until General Haftar withdraws from Sirte and Jufra - and hints that Ankara may support the GNA in an offensive to capture those regions
1 month agoGeolocation/July 8th sat image of egyptian navy ships off the coast of Buqbuq 31.585615, 25.578485
1 month agoNew flight route, second day/second flight. @USTreasury OFAC/SDN sanctioned Syrian Cham Wings Airbus A320-212 YKBAG is flying from Sharjah UAE likely to Benghazi (or Al-Khadim AFB in Al-Marj)
1 month agoAllegedly LNA reinforcement heading west, towards Sirte
1 month agoEgyptian Navy carried out several naval activties in Mediterranean within Hasam-20 military drills including firing RGM-48/UGM-84 anti-ship missiles from frigates, corvettes, FMCs & submarines
The person arrested by the Special Deterrent Force is called Ziyad Sassi, a leading member of the Islamic State in the Zawiyah Dahmani area of Tripoli.
The Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation: We agreed that Ethiopia will study alternatives proposed by Cairo, and that they will be discussed in the ministerial meeting scheduled for Sunday 12 July.
1 month agoLibya- photo purportedly of Russian PMC in Sawknah.
Joint force operations against fuel smugglers west of Tripoli has stopped due to the good old "sensitivity between cities"
LNA Spokesman: "If Turks attack Sirte and Jufra, their dreams will be defeated. Arab countries' reaction will be very harsh in an attack on Sirte."
Libya's GNA government and the US are investigating suspected gold-for-cash trades between Venezuela and LNA's leader Khalifa Haftar, security officials said. - WSJ
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation: There was no agreement between Egypt and Sudan, Egypt, on the technical and legal points of the Renaissance Dam
Egyptian Defense Minister Zaki: "We will not let Egypt's national security be threatened at the western borders."; "Our army is ready to fight against all threats and protect our country."
The Algerian and Italian foreign ministers agree on the need to respect the arms embargo to Libya and to contribute to enabling the Libyan parties to get involved in the path of a political settlement.
Libya: Clashes in front of the facilities guard headquarters in Janzour, Tripoli
The French embassy in Cyprus confirms participating in joint exercises with Cyprus, Greece and Italy in the Mediterranean
The Egyptian Armed Forces, with their main branches, carry out the 2020 strategic maneuver in the west direction
Egyptian armed forces to conduct a large-scale military drills under the name of "Hassam-20" including naval & air activities on the western strategic direction near the borders with Libya
1 month agoTurkish Air Force A400 en route to Libya
1 month agoTurkish Air Force E-7T Peace Eagle 13-002 orbiting near Cyprus
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that it will soon hold massive exercises off 3 areas of the Libyan coast with the participation of 17 aircraft and 8 warships
The Algerian Foreign Minister warns against "worsening" the situation in Libya
European Union: The negative impacts of escalation must be contained in the Mediterranean
European Union: We will continue to monitor the arms embargo to Libya, whatever its source
European Union: Libya's crisis affects European security
1 month agoLibya- photos purportedly showing convoy of military equipment freshly delivered to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli (probably by Turkey) heading west (possibly to al-Watiyah Airbase)
1 month agoA plane that usually works for Haftar/LNA, Sonnig's Dassault Falcon 900 P4FJA flew from Benghazi Libya to Istanbul Grand
LNA spokesman: We retreated from our positions in Tripoli to protect civilians from indiscriminate shelling of Turkish artillery and raids
LNA spokesman: Turkey is the one who is leading the battle in Libya and the Saraj government is nothing but a puppet
LNA spokesman: We expect the attack at any time on Sirte and are ready to deter any aggression
