Swordsmyth
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While recent generations have shown them reluctant to expand far beyond their borders, in the past few months Turkey has shown interest in overseas military engagements. Forces have been active in northern Syria with an eye toward regime change, and Turkey has also committed to military involvement in Libya.
That’s given Turkey two potential enemies to worry about, and given them each a potential new ally. The Syrian government and Libya’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) or Gen. Khalifa Hafter have agreed to cooperation, and a memorandum of understanding to confront Turkish aggression.
The LNA’s adjoining government, the eastern-based Tobruk Parliament, has confirmed it will be opening an embassy in Damascus. This will be the first Libyan embassy in Syria since the 2012 NATO-imposed regime change in Libya.
More at: https://news.antiwar.com/2020/03/02/assad-joins-forces-with-libyas-hafter-to-combat-turkey/
That’s given Turkey two potential enemies to worry about, and given them each a potential new ally. The Syrian government and Libya’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) or Gen. Khalifa Hafter have agreed to cooperation, and a memorandum of understanding to confront Turkish aggression.
The LNA’s adjoining government, the eastern-based Tobruk Parliament, has confirmed it will be opening an embassy in Damascus. This will be the first Libyan embassy in Syria since the 2012 NATO-imposed regime change in Libya.
More at: https://news.antiwar.com/2020/03/02/assad-joins-forces-with-libyas-hafter-to-combat-turkey/
