#BREAKING: President #Erdogan of #Turkey announces deployments of Turkish forces to #Libya "to support legitimate government [of the country]"
P.S. #Russia's President #Putin is set to come to Istanbul on Jan. 8 to discuss this as well as #Syria and launch #TurkishStream.
P.S. #Russia's President #Putin is set to come to Istanbul on Jan. 8 to discuss this as well as #Syria and launch #TurkishStream.
#Erdogan says #Turkish troops will establish an Operation Center to assist #Sarraj's #GNA in war against #Haftar's #LNA.
Some claim such center has already been de facto established and operating as of 6 months ago.
Some claim such center has already been de facto established and operating as of 6 months ago.
#Erdogan also lashed out at #SaudiArabia tonight over Riyadh's support for Haftar.
He also claimed KSA is troubled by deployment of Turkish troops in #Libya but that #Ankara cares little about Saudi criticism or complaints
He also claimed KSA is troubled by deployment of Turkish troops in #Libya but that #Ankara cares little about Saudi criticism or complaints
Meanwhile, in his video address Haftar "proclaimed jihad [to TUR] and announced/called for general mobilization in #Libya promising arms be distributed to men, women, military and civilians alike to counter "foreign intrusion."
#MiddleEast is off to "good" start in 2020.
#MiddleEast is off to "good" start in 2020.
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