Resource rich but chronically unstable, Libya is a magnet for foreign intervention. Russia, Turkey, and a host of others have waded into the North African nation’s bruising civil war. But Europe, a continent with strong historical ties to the region...
It took just three hours for Sirte to fall. The city’s garrison, pummelled into submission by enemy airstrikes, largely melted away as rebel fighters moved in. For the UN-backed Tripoli government, it was a bitter blow – one that could...
The latest execution of two men accused of spying for the Egyptian army in Sinai was the latest atrocity by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) branch in Egypt. Political analysts view the crime as proof of the...
The previous week, President Erdogan announced his plan to send Turkish troops to Libya. The necessary legitimation of the Turkish parliament now exists and with potentially even more fragility in the region. The plan was mandated on Thursday. As a...
The Arab League has denounced approval by the Turkish parliament of a bill that allows Ankara to send troops to Libya. In a statement on December 2, the pan-Arab organization said it would continue to offer backing to the political...
Ever since the forced demise of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 through NATO’s half-hearted operation, the country has been plunged into intense instability and chaos. Instead of introducing democracy to the North African country, the events of 2011 created...
Rage, resentment and multiple resignations among high-ranking Syrian rebel leaders and commanders have come fast at the heels of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s unilateral decision to dispatch thousands of proxy Syrian fighters – with the possibility of sending additional...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated his intention to provide military support to Libya’s recognized government in his latest attempt for increased geopolitical relevance and projection of Turkish power. In order to facilitate the deployment of Turkish troops, Erdogan...
Ankara and Moscow—trying to avoid a proxy war with each other—are enhancing their efforts to find common ground in Libya, albeit both sides are completely aware that the road in front of them is likely to be extremely bumpy. If...
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, December 11, that the United States was willing to work alongside Russia to end the internal conflicts that have torn Libya in the last decade. “We want to work with...
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