... had lived in the United States for a long time while at the same time being a member of the Libyan opposition to Gaddafi’s regime. His ties to the CIA thus appeared obvious. These factors probably prevented Moscow from giving practical aid to the LNA, despite the latter’s repeated requests.
Additionally, the second civil war in Libya reflected the global trends in the Arab world, where the Turkey–Qatar duo (and the Muslim Brotherhood they supported) was locked in a fight against the “triple alliance” of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia that had initially spearheaded Haftar’s mutiny and was the LNA’s chief sponsor....
... UN-recognized GNA led by head of the Presidency Council of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj.
In an article published back in 2017 called
Playing Pick-Up-Sticks in Libya
, we noted that external
intervention
was required to change the balance of forces that dooms Libya to a stalemate. Deliberately involving Turkey into the conflict between the GNA and the LNA acting on behalf of the House of Representatives (HR) constituted just such an intervention. Turkey entered the conflict on the side of the GNA. Since then, not only have regional actors continued to invest in the Libyan conflict, providing military,...
... main operational headquarters of the command for more effective interaction on the battlefield. Reinforcements are drawn to Sirt. However, in connection with the events of recent weeks, it has become more apparent that a military way to resolve the Libyan conflict is hardly possible. Egypt will not allow the complete defeat of the LNA, and Turkey will not allow the defeat of the GNA forces.
Understanding this forces the warring parties to discuss measures that can stop the bloodshed. The delegations of the GNA and LNA
took part
in the third round of talks on Libya in the format of a meeting ...
... and groups with different ideologies.
Elisabeth Barbier, Special Envoy of France to Libya:
We do not believe that Khalifa Haftar can conquer Libya
(2017)
Faultline: The Salafists Versus the Muslim Brotherhood
At the same time, the advantage that the LNA had thanks to the deliveries of weapons and military equipment from its allies could be negated by the fact that Turkey started supplying similar products to the Libyan Army/Government of National Accord in May of this year. On May 18, the
Amazon Giurgiulesti
ship
arrived
in Tripoli from the port of Samsun in Turkey under the flag of Moldova. The ship was loaded with all kinds of military equipment, including ...
