Operation Irene: Mediterranean stability is essential to global security
5 month agoTurkish Air Force A400M 220 en route to Libya; Libyan Government Ilyushin IL-76TD 5A-POL en route to Turkey
5 month agoLead Inspector General Report To The United States Congress July 1, 2020‒September 30, 2020 : "USAFRICOM Said That The Wagner Group's Priorities In Libya Were The Defense Of Sirte, Al-Jufra Air Base"
LNA: There is no truth to the news that we are mobilizing forces
US treasury sanctions Mohamed al-Kani & Kaniyat militia (7th Brigade), which switched allegiance from GNA to LNA amid the Tripoli campaign, over "mass graves, as well as torture and forced disappearances" in Tarhouna
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
