The warning comes less than two weeks after EU-sanctioned German commandos boarded Turkish ship in the Mediterranean to enforce a UN arms embargo on Libya. Turkey has aggressive ambitions in Libya. Observers say “Erdogan hopes to shape a Libya that can preserve Turkey’s political and economic dominance in the region.” He has already been working […]
Libyan leader threatens EU with 800,000 more migrants, including “criminals and terrorists”
“Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), warned on Tuesday that 800,000 more migrants could be driven into Europe unless the assault on Tripoli by warlord Khalifa Haftar ends soon.” Since when did Tripoli’s internal problems with warlord Khalifa Haftar become the EU’s problem? It is astonishing how […]
Libya: Muslim leader threatens to “raise the flag of jihad” against the “fascists” and “enemies of Allah” of Italy
Omar Mukhtar was the leader of the resistance to the Italian colonization of Libya. In saying that “sons of Omar Mukhtar still love jihad,” Khalifa Haftar is claiming that the Italians are attempting to recolonize Libya, which is far-fetched at best. But the jihad will rage on nonetheless. “Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar incites eastern tribes […]