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2020-05-18 Africa North

Turkish frigate fires 2-4 missiles toward Al-Watyah airbase

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#1 The Genesis: Malik Traina & Ramy Allahoum
12 May 2020 Forces aligned with the Government of National Accord (GNA)repelled Khalifa Haftar's advance after a year-long offensive to capture the capital, Tripoli. Tripoli, Libya - In late December, just weeks after signing a military cooperation agreement with Libya's GNA, Turkish President Erdogan paid an unexpected visit to Tunisia. Analysts suspect the trip was aimed at giving credence to Erdogan's pledge to deploy troops to the war-wracked country in support of the embattled, United Nations-brokered GNA, with Tunisia being the closest "friendly" country from which to feed the military effort.

Posted by b 2020-05-18 07:29|| 2020-05-18 07:29|| Front Page Top

#2 The majority party in Tunisia, as I recall, is yet another brqnch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-18 12:32|| 2020-05-18 12:32|| Front Page Top

#3 How is Turkey affording all this action?

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2020-05-18 12:54|| 2020-05-18 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 'Deficit Spending'

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-05-18 14:15|| 2020-05-18 14:15|| Front Page Top

#5 $ from Russian oil pipelines.

Posted by Thimp Clusort2035 2020-05-18 18:00|| 2020-05-18 18:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Libya's money

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-18 19:09|| 2020-05-18 19:09|| Front Page Top

#7 APRIL 2020:
Turkish Industrial Output Falls Unexpectedly;
Turkish Current Account Deficit Larger than Expected; Turkish Jobless Rate Falls to 13.6% in February; Turkish Factory Activity Shrinks the Most since 2008; Turkey Producer Inflation Rate Eases to 6.71% in April; Turkey Inflation Rate Slows to 5-Month Low of 10.94%; Turkey Foreign Tourist Arrivals Slump in March; Turkish Tourism Revenues Drop 11.4% YoY in Q1;Turkish Trade Gap Widens Sharply in March.

Posted by b 2020-05-18 20:36|| 2020-05-18 20:36|| Front Page Top

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