Forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Hafter’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) have engaged in several battles with the Turkish military in recent weeks, including in the port of Misrata and the southern town of al-Falah.
Reports said that 16 Turkish soldiers were killed in the course of this fighting. Turkey’s President Erdogan claimed “hundreds” of LNA fighters were killed in retaliation.
This would be the first confirmed Turkish engagement in Libya since Erdogan committed to joining that war. Whether this had really happened is unclear, as there were no individual reports of any of these incidents.
Information on what is going on inside Libya isn’t always available in a timely fashion, but if Erdogan’s claims of hundreds killed were true, that surely would’ve been reported before now.
Why is Erdogan messing in Libya? That is easy: oil. It will not end well for Erdogan. He is already hip-deep in Syria. No, it will not end well. He is playing va banque. It will end badly for him.
The CIA asset Hafter is worth every penny we pay him–just like our other satraps.
The situation in Libya is far more complicated that the “Once a spook, always a spook” cliche. The great tribes of Libya support the LNA led by Hafter. Educate yourself. The Moriarty’s website is a good place to start: http://libyanwarthetruth.com/