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Mar 20 6 tweets 2 min read
Haftar is an Egyptian-born Libyan American mercenary from Falls Church and Vienna, Virginia. I have no idea whose men he is pimping as mercenaries….but they gonna die pretty quickly in Ukraine.
I am assuming that he will boxing up and shipping the Russian, Janjaweed, Chadian, Syrian and other riff raff low budget mercs that were on the UAE payroll. If actual Libyans show up to die for Putin. I will be surprised.
If you followed the Libya conflict you will remember the almost comical attempt to take over Tripoli slowly turn into a war crime. Like Putin, Haftar thought he could roll into Tripoli in a few days. Nope. Three years later, Libya who fought the revolution want him gone.
however I want dibs on the Toyota dealership for Ukraine. tanks-encyclopedia.com/category/libya…
FYI. That Toyota page is an awesome resource for not only the various models used in combat but a very details story about Haftar getting his ass kicked in Wadi Doum. My favorite summer vacation destination.
Hit it Khalifa...

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