5 month agoLNA exercise concludes with the removal of the flag of Turkey and replacing it with the flags of Libya and the LNA (and then stomping on the Turkish flag)
Turkish President Erdogan held a phone call with Russian President Putin. The two leaders discussed the situation in Karabakh, Syria and Libya
5 month agoLibya- bottom line up front: a casual flyby by a pair of SU-24 that were recently delivered by Russia, and are seemingly currently sporting Libyan flags on their tails
5 month agoGeolocation of LNA exercise with flare dump by SU-24s. Location just south of Benghazi
Turkish Foreign Minister on the interception of Turkish ship: We will do whatever is necessary, we will not leave it unanswered. The President also gave instructions, it is a violation of international law to go on a merchant ship like a pirate.
Turkish Ministry of Defense: "We expect all parties, especially our allies, to act in accordance with international law, maritime law and custom laws"
5 month agoLibyan National Army has released the latest footage of its military exercise
The start of the Libyan Parliamentary Consultative Meeting in Tangiers, Morocco
European Union: We believe that the Turkish ship was violating the UN arms embargo on Libya
European Union: The Irini mission had reasonable grounds to suspect the Turkish ship
Turkish Defense Minister: Irene's operation in the Mediterranean is disabled from the very start
German Defense Minister: Turkey's accusations against our forces with the mission of Irene are unjustified
Libyan media: The start of the consultative sessions of the Libyan representatives in Tangiers, Morocco
The United Nations Mission to Libya: We are excited for the Tangiers consultative meeting today
The United Nations Mission for Libya: The Tangiers meeting brings together parliamentarians from the three regions of Libya
The United Nations Mission to Libya welcomes the dialogue session in Tangiers, Morocco
Heavy clashes in Sabha between civilians and LNA force's
Statement of the countries participating in the Irene process: We will punish any Libyan or international party that obstructs peace in Libya
Turkey: We submitted protest notes to the ambassadors of Italy, Germany and the European Union over the search of our ship
Turkey summons European Union ambassadors, including the Italian and German, after inspecting its ship
5 month agoLibya- official photos @EUNAVFOR_MED showing the November 22 boarding of MV ROSELINE, Turkey-flagged cargo vessel by German forces (in fact the Hamburg but with a Sea Lynx Mk88 helicopter, not an NH90). No evidence of illicit material found
Turkish Vice President Oktay: "Operation Irini, which the EU started without consulting, has once again confirmed that it is biased with its last operation."
The second round of the Libyan dialogue in Tunisia ended without an agreement
Libyan Petroleum Facilities Guard: We thwarted the attempt to storm our headquarters in Tripoli by an armed group
Turkey is protesting against a German warship seizing and searching its ship off Libya
5 month agoLibya- video purportedly showing German forces (presumably Sachsen-class frigate Hamburg & NH90 helicopter, which are part of Operation Irini @EUNAVFOR_MED) raiding a Turkish vessel heading to Libya at unspecified date
Reuters: An armed group is deployed at the headquarters of the Libyan Oil Corporation in Tripoli
5 month agoEUNAVFOR MED attemps to board & inspect Turkish Flag container ship Roseline A, en route from Ambarlı to Misrata Libya. Inspection later cancelled. Roseline A is owned and operated by Turkey's most reputable firm Arkas, also official partner of DB Schenker
Libyan media: storming of the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli
A German military ship and helicopter carried out an inspection of a Turkish ship in the eastern Mediterranean
Russian media: Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh visits Moscow within days
Britain, Italy, France and Germany: We will impose sanctions on any party that obstructs the Libyan agreement
German, French, British, and Italian statement: The elections map in Libya is a step to restore sovereignty
The UN mission proposed to the Libyan dialogue 4 mechanisms for selecting the Presidential Council and the government
Turkey prevents the German army, as part of Irene's mission, from inspecting a suspicious ship off Libya
The United Nations Mission: Starting the work of the second round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
