8 hours agoLate to stop: Turkey, Egypt towards inevitable Libya war
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Egypt and Turkey have drawn closer than ever to the possibility of armed conflict this week because of Libya, with the two countries preparing for the inevitable battle for the key city. The Egyptian Parliament unanimously voted behind closed doors Monday morning to authorize President Abdel [...]
The Egyptian Parliament unanimously voted behind closed doors Monday morning to authorize President Abdel Fattah el-Assi to intervene militarily in support of Libyan rebel commander Khalifa Haftar.
Mr. As of Monday, he reportedly spoke with US President Donald Trump in a possible attempt to convince Washington to ask Ankara not to interfere, writes Independent, It's Periscope.
Meanwhile, Turkey and its Libyan allies of the internationally recognised government have been positioned with heavy arms on the battlefront near the town of Sirte, the city in downtown Libya, which is on its way to the eastern part of the oil infrastructure.
Libya has been in numerous conflicts following dictator Muammer Gaddhafi's fall from power in 2011. /Periscope
