Sunday, May 10, 2020

Turkey Warns Libyan Strongman Haftar That It Will Target His Forces

A destroyed tank belonging to the eastern forces led by Khalifa Haftar in Gharyan, south of Tripoli, Libya.

DW: Turkey warns Libya's Haftar of military escalation

The Turkish government said it would consider forces loyal to general Khalifa Haftar "legitimate targets" if they didn't stop attacks on diplomatic missions. The UN has warned that Haftar's may have committed war crimes.

The Turkish government on Sunday warned Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar against attacking diplomatic missions after positions near Turkish and Italian missions were hit earlier this week.

"If our missions and our interests in Libya are targeted, we will deem Hafar's forces legitimate targets," said a statement from Turkey's foreign ministry. "It is unacceptable for the United Nations to remain silent against this carnage any longer."

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More News On the Libyan War

Turkey threatens to target Haftar's forces in Libya if attacks persist -- Reuters
Turkey Will Deem LNA Forces ‘Legitimate Targets’ if Attacks Against Its Interests Continue -- Sputnik
Turkey warns Haftar as rockets rain on Tripoli, kill four and damage airport -- Middle East Eye
Massive bombardment hits Tripoli as water supplies threatened -- Reuters
Libya's GNA launches counterattack after deadly rocket barrage -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Accuses Russia Of Inflaming Libya Conflict, Sending Syrian Fighters -- RFE

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Turkey and Russia are buddies except in Syria and Libya. And that’s where all the shooting is.