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On June 24th, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Brigadier General Ahmed al-Mesmari gave a briefing.
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Posted by الناطق باسم القائد العام للقوات المسلحة العربية الليبية on Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Major General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, Operation Al-Karama destroyed the Brotherhood project and participated in safeguarding the Arab nation
We detected Turkish military naval pieces in the north of the Libyan western region in very large numbers pic.twitter.com/BhgfuPnJjn
— M.LNA (@LNA2019M) June 24, 2020
He said that operation “Al-Harama” (Dignity) destroyed the Muslim Brotherhood’s “project” and safeguarded the nation.
“We detected Turkish military naval pieces in the north of the Libyan western region in very large numbers.”
Al-Mesmari also said that Turkey was attempting to expand into the Horn of Africa, and also Yemen, in order to attempt and besiege both Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
“The Turkish presence in Libya threatens the entire region. The Libyan National Army is ready to deal with any emergency.”
He also said that military and civil aircraft are still on regular flights from Turkey to Mitiga and Misrata, some of which have transported Syrian mercenaries.
Al-Mesmari said that Turkey and the forces it supports have interpreted a statement by the UN Mission in Libya as “giving the green light to the militias to allow their crimes to be used and an arrangement for the people of Tarhuna on their national and patriotic stand with the democratically elected parliament.”
According to him, the mass graves that were discovered in Tarhuna were, in fact, dead LNA fighters, who the Government of National Accord (GNA) presented as civilian casualties.
When the #GNA militia entered Tarhuna Hospital, there were bodies of martyrs from the armed forces, and they themselves photographed these bodies, and their media saw that as a mutilation chance by using the of these bodies and placing them in graves as civilians. pic.twitter.com/gN87Zam2Lf
— M.LNA (@LNA2019M) June 24, 2020
The UAE, which supports Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s LNA, issued a statement of support of France’s opposition of Turkey.
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said:
“The UAE confirms its solidarity with France in the face of the statements and the ongoing aggressive actions by Turkey.
We strongly condemn Turkey’s dangerous behavior in a previous targeting of a French navy ship as part of a NATO mission to impose an arms embargo approved by the United Nations.”
On the ground in Libya there appear to be no clashes currently, as there was footage of a “record number” of aircraft at al Khadim Air base, just east of Benghazi. This includes two supposed IL-76 military cargo aircraft.
Record amount of aircraft on ground at ??Al Khadim Air Base, #Libya this morning:
5 or 6 aircraft on the deck, of which two seem to be large Ilyushin Il-76 freighters. pic.twitter.com/1dV5yScS3K
— Gerjon | חריון (@Gerjon_) June 24, 2020
Turkey has carried out 23 flights with its Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport in the last 34 days.
Impressive Turkish air-bridge across Mediterranean: Turkish Air Force’s Erkilet based 222nd Squadron’s two Lockheed C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transports are flying from Istanbul Grand to Misrata. These are the 22nd & 23rd flights in the last 34 days. pic.twitter.com/pDixOORLVM
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) June 24, 2020
Out of the 23 flights, only one was made via a Squadron A400 turboprop transport.
22nd flight: Turkish Air Force’s Erkilet based 221st Squadron A400 turboprop transport plane 180094 climbed out of Atatürk over Bosphorus en route to unknown destination in #Libya. This is the first use of 221st Squadron A400 by TurAF. All previous deliveries were made by C130s pic.twitter.com/QKUeDRx6zb
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) June 24, 2020
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