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On August 10th, a convoy of approximately 70 vehicles was spotted moving from the direction of Benghazi towards Sirte in Libya.
An #LNA convoy ( around 70 vehicles ) left #Brega, Eastern #Libya, heading towards #Sirte axis. pic.twitter.com/vQZUpuXeQk
— KRS Intel. (@alkaraisili) August 10, 2020
Around the same area, there was a S-300 allegedly moving in an unclear direction, and it is without a missile mounted.
S-300 trailer-mounted launcher without missiles allegedly spotted somewhere in Libya.
Reverse imagery search shows nothing, but still take it with a big grain of salt.
photo via @I30mki pic.twitter.com/srOq5jkrxl
— Status-6 (@Archer83Able) August 9, 2020
Aguila Saleh Issa, the President of the Libyan House of Representatives, on the side of Field Marshal Khalifa’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said that Turkey was incapable of entering Sirte.
عقيلة صالح للعربية: تركيا عاجزة عن دخول مدينة سرت الليبية #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 10, 2020
And he further added that Ankara was aware it was fighting a lost war in Libya.
عقيلة صالح للعربية: تركيا تعرف أنها تخوض حربا خاسرة في ليبيا #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 10, 2020
The LNA also said that it destroyed a boat filled with gunmen that attempt to bypass the EEZ in the center of the country, in the waters west of Benghazi.
الجيش الليبي: دمرنا زورقا لمسلحين حاول تجاوز منطقة الحظر البحري وسط البلاد #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 10, 2020
There are no clashes, apart from a situation in which a significant crossroad went under LNA control without any apparent fighting.
https://twitter.com/leventkemaI/status/1291325699329077248/likes
However, the GNA denied the reports saying there was no LNA presence at all.
في اتصال هاتفي مع احد الإخوة في الغرفة يؤكد عدم تواجد لأي قوات تابعة لعصابات #الرجمة في بلدة #القريات
— ابراهيم قصودة ???? (@EbrahimGasuda) August 6, 2020
The situation is still brewing, and Turkey appears to be hard at work on the diplomatic front, as it said that its agreements with the Government of National Accord (GNA) were still holding and being carried out, but it is also negotiating with Egypt and conditions may change if Ankara and Cairo reach an agreement. It also said it was in discussions with Lebanon.
▪️İbrahim Kalın:
➖“Libya ile anlaşma imzaladık.”
➖“Yarın şartlar değişir, Mısır ile belli konularda uzlaşabilirsek Mısır ile imzalarız.”
➖“Lübnan ile imzalarız.”— Bedrettin (@bedbolukbasi) August 9, 2020
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