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| Russian fighters flown out of western Libya after Haftar retreat |
| 2020-05-25 |
| [Jpost] The reported departure of the Russians is another blow to Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all. Actually, he is, but slowly... 's Libya National Army (LNA). Russian fighters in Libya were flow out a town south of Tripoli |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Air rage brawl breaks out on Russian flight after one passenger 'broke social distancing and bumped into another' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-25 17:10 |
| #7 Going to guess the JCS are saying "Giving Langley an*l is fun...": |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-25 08:57 |
| #6 Yeah, I saw that, too...SMH still. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-25 08:05 |
| #5 Well, Trump has been talking about more nuclear testing..... What!? Just reporting the news here. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-05-25 07:59 |
| #4 The GNA provides a home for a plethora of Islamist movements. It is supported by the consistently feckless EU. With any luck, Tripoli could easily become the next Tora Bora. |
| Posted by: b 2020-05-25 07:28 |
| #3 ^ but what about our Globalist masters? What do they want? /sarc if needed |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-05-25 07:10 |
| #2 /\ A 'stay at home - non-meddling' US foreign policy. Who could we possibly have to thank for that ? The Deep State shadow government and their MIC underlords are not amused. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-25 07:05 |
| #1 Absolute best kind of war. We get to observe Russians, Turks and Syrian terrorists operating without getting our hair mussed. Outstanding. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-25 06:58 |