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UN official says militants from Syria being sent to fight in Libya
May 19, 2020 13:20United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen says militants from the West Asian country are being sent to Libya to fight on both sides of the conflict there.
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UAE dispatched mercenaries to help rebels in Libya: UN report
May 17, 2020 05:18A confidential report by the United Nations says two private military companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have sent foreign mercenaries to support Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar in his offensive to seize the country’s capital Tripoli.
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Libya rebels attack Tripoli’s main hospital
May 14, 2020 09:02Libyan rebels supporting Gen. Khalifa Haftar have struck the main hospital of the capital, Tripoli, the Libyan army says.
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Turkey: UAE bringing chaos to West Asia through interventions in Libya, Yemen
May 13, 2020 04:06Amid rising frictions between Ankara and Abu Dhabi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hit out at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for “bringing chaos” to the already-troubled West Asia region through its interventions in Libya and Yemen.
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Ankara threatens to target Haftar’s forces if they continue to attack Turkey’s interests
May 11, 2020 00:21Turkey has warned that it would deem the rebel forces of Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar “legitimate targets” if they continue to attack Turkey’s interests and diplomatic missions in the violence-wracked North African country.
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Protracted Saudi war draws Turkey to Yemen after Libya
May 10, 2020 04:41Turkey has reportedly been increasing its presence in Yemen’s southern coastal areas in a bid to expand its foothold in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is worrying Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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UAE delegation visits Sudan to recruit mercs for Libya rebel commander
Apr 30, 2020 08:25A high-ranking delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a sponsor of Libyan rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar — has reportedly visited Sudan to recruit militants to fight against the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli.
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Turkey censures Haftar for seeking ‘military dictatorship’ in Libya
Apr 29, 2020 13:46Turkey says it will defend the internationally recognized government of Libya against the ‘military dictatorship’ planned by renegade General Khalifa Haftar, who has claimed to have a “mandate” to rule the African country.
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Libyan strongman dismisses UN unity pact, vows to form own govt.
Apr 28, 2020 09:12Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar has dismissed a 2015 United Nations-brokered unity accord for the war-ravaged country as “a thing of the past,” vowing to establish a new government under his rule.
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Nearly 10,000 Syria militants recruited by Turkey so far to fight in Libya; over 220 killed in action: SOHR
Apr 26, 2020 02:55Turkey has recruited nearly 10,000 allied Takfiri militants to fight in Libya and has sent more than half of them from Syria to the North African country, a war monitor says.