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Why Turkey Intervened in Libya
Through a historical analysis of Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, this essay identifies the various motivations, reasonings, and threat perceptions underlying Ankara’s current Libya strategy.
Turkey leans towards militants in Libya as ties with Muslim Brotherhood erode
Ankara said to be unhappy about Bashagha’s rapprochement with France and Egypt. Ankara is increasingly angry at the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood, especially in light of what appears to be the UN mission’s insistence on carrying
Libya Update
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Iranian anti-tank missiles in Libya after analyzing photos from Israeli intelligence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has officially revealed that an analysis of photos taken by four anti-tank guided missiles taken in Libya by Israeli intelligence shows that one of them is the Iranian-made Dehlavie system. If
Libya anti-tank missiles almost certainly Iranian, UN report says
A UN analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh” missile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reported to the Security Council.