'Haftar is a mercenary, a paid soldier': Erdogan

[Kailash Kumar]

Libyan warlord Haftar is 'mercenary’: Turkish president

Ali Murat Alhas

28.01.2020

Turkey’s president on Tuesday said Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar has no official recognition either in the war-weary country or the international community.

"Haftar is a mercenary, a paid soldier," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference in Senegal with his counterpart Macky Sall, adding that Haftar took refuge in the U.S. in the 1990s following his betrayal of then-leader Muammar Qaddafi.

He went on to say that Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) is recognized by the UN Security Council and should not be grouped in with the warlord Haftar.

Since the ouster of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, two seats of power have emerged in Libya: Haftar’S in eastern Libya, supported mainly by Egypt and the UAE, and the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, which enjoys UN and international recognition.

Haftar is taking military steps with financial support provided by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, Erdogan added.

Haftar has not sought to reach a political agreement to resolve the Libya dispute and he enjoys the support of Russian paramilitaries the Wagner Group, he said, calling them “mercenaries.”

Erdogan said claims the crisis in Libya will be quickly resolved are misguided, decrying how Haftar did not even attend peace meetings held by regional and international actors in Tunisia, Moscow, and Germany, where he "hid in a hotel room."

It would be better if the crisis in Libya moved towards a political process instead of a military one and Libyans determine their own future, he said.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/libyan-warlord-haftar-is-mercenary-turkish-president/1716744

 

[Dalit]

Yeah a French mercenary group to be precise.

 

[zectech]

Erdogan said claims the crisis in Libya will be quickly resolved are misguided, decrying how Haftar did not even attend peace meetings held by regional and international actors in Tunisia, Moscow, and Germany, where he "hid in a hotel room."

Oh, no, another civil war supported by Erdogan.

Does the CIA need to coup Erdo again to teach Erdogan not to mess in the internal affairs of others.

LNA/House of Representatives does not need a cease-fire, they need a lasting peace treaty.

The spirit of the cease-fire is violated when your enemy funnels more weapons to defeat you when the cease-fire is over. Why stop and let Turkey fill Tripoli with tanks and other weapons.

Erdogan has made it clear that more weapons and troops are forthcoming. How can you negotiate a cease fire when after the cease fire, you are in a situation of defeat. a peace treaty is needed, the LNA has enough land and oil to split from Tripoli.

 

[Ansu fati]

Erdogan said claims the crisis in Libya will be quickly resolved are misguided, decrying how Haftar did not even attend peace meetings held by regional and international actors in Tunisia, Moscow, and Germany, where he "hid in a hotel room."

Oh, no, another civil war supported by Erdogan.

Does the CIA need to coup Erdo again to teach Erdogan not to mess in the internal affairs of others.

LNA/House of Representatives does not need a cease-fire, they need a lasting peace treaty.

The spirit of the cease-fire is violated when your enemy funnels more weapons to defeat you when the cease-fire is over. Why stop and let Turkey fill Tripoli with tanks and other weapons.

Erdogan has made it clear that more weapons and troops are forthcoming. How can you negotiate a cease fire when after the cease fire, you are in a situation of defeat. a peace treaty is needed, the LNA has enough land and oil to split from Tripoli.

If lna wants to split no one is stopping them but they know that no state would give them recognition as for turkish decision to support gna-international recognized government by (iran uae saudi turkey egypt eu france us uk etc) you should ask i will tell you but please don’t relate syria and libya cause they have absolutely nothing in common

 

[zectech]

If lna wants to split no one is stopping them but they know that no state would give them recognition as for turkish decision to support gna-international recognized government by (iran uae saudi turkey egypt eu france us uk etc) you should ask i will tell you but please don’t relate syria and libya cause they have absolutely nothing in common

So you are saying a peace treaty would not be supported by the international community to split Libya in two. How then would the House of Representatives giving up land in Libya, that would be immediately used by Turkey and Tripoli to attack the Tobruk government, work? This shows the need for a peace treaty that works and is lasting. A cease fire to have Erdogan have conflict later does not work for the House of Representatives.

Turkey is once again seeking to militarily support a civil war in the MENA.

 

[Ansu fati]

So you are saying a peace treaty would not be supported by the international community to split Libya in two. How then would the House of Representatives giving up land in Libya, that would be immediately used by Turkey and Tripoli to attack the Tobruk government, work? This shows the need for a peace treaty that works and is lasting. A cease fire to have Erdogan have conflict later does not work for the House of Representatives.

Turkey is once again seeking to militarily support a civil war in the MENA.

First of all there’s no such thing as tobruk government yes there is libyan parliament internationally recognized just as is gna internationally recognized government
Secondly, turkey joined the libyan game very late where was europe before that you(eu) have deposed gadaffi and what have you done?? You have deliberately recognized government in one part of the state and a parliament in another part so that you can play divide and conquer game this kind of shameful imperialism was good until turkey came in libya its funny france and the rest of eu don’t have problem with russian or uae meddling but when they hear turkey they have panic attack
I explained many times and will explain once again to you
Turkey was provoked by stupid greece in recent years with their escalation rhetoric about gas in east med before that neither greece nor turkey talked about gas it was always a frozen thing but they wanted to poke and got the necessary answer
That answer was signing a MOU between two governments that doesn’t need obligatory approval of a parliament thanks to this deal libya got their gas share previously stolen by greek ridiculous claims of course it was a win situation for turkish side as well
Since this was a risky move gna demanded military support(survival guarantee) that’s the story about the second deal signed between turkey and gna
Who can blame gna when europe has been watching and tactically giving green light to haftar’s hopeless adventure
We have jihadists chad sudan wagner mercenaries all supported by various eu states plus uae egypt jordan saudi and limited support by both us and russia
On the other side syrian rebels/mercenaries fight together with gna supported by turkey
One thing is also important to be told
Although haftar controls vast majority of libyan deserts majority of population lives in gna-held areas
When erdogan says that haftar is a desert warlord he has a point
Now tell me why do you support warlord criminal that has killed lots of innocent libyan civilans/even 40 migrants too??
Do you have real reason for supporting the other side or its just typical european hate towards turks???

 

[Beast]

First of all there’s no such thing as tobruk government yes there is libyan parliament internationally recognized just as is gna internationally recognized government
Secondly, turkey joined the libyan game very late where was europe before that you(eu) have deposed gadaffi and what have you done?? You have deliberately recognized government in one part of the state and a parliament in another part so that you can play divide and conquer game this kind of shameful imperialism was good until turkey came in libya its funny france and the rest of eu don’t have problem with russian or uae meddling but when they hear turkey they have panic attack
I explained many times and will explain once again to you
Turkey was provoked by stupid greece in recent years with their escalation rhetoric about gas in east med before that neither greece nor turkey talked about gas it was always a frozen thing but they wanted to poke and got the necessary answer
That answer was signing a MOU between two governments that doesn’t need obligatory approval of a parliament thanks to this deal libya got their gas share previously stolen by greek ridiculous claims of course it was a win situation for turkish side as well
Since this was a risky move gna demanded military support(survival guarantee) that’s the story about the second deal signed between turkey and gna
Who can blame gna when europe has been watching and tactically giving green light to haftar’s hopeless adventure
We have jihadists chad sudan wagner mercenaries all supported by various eu states plus uae egypt jordan saudi and limited support by both us and russia
On the other side syrian rebels/mercenaries fight together with gna supported by turkey
One thing is also important to be told
Although haftar controls vast majority of libyan deserts majority of population lives in gna-held areas
When erdogan says that haftar is a desert warlord he has a point
Now tell me why do you support warlord criminal that has killed lots of innocent libyan civilans/even 40 migrants too??
Do you have real reason for supporting the other side or its just typical european hate towards turks???

GNA just happened to occupy Tripoli and clueless UN decide to recognise it. They are being voted out by libyan in a general election but refuses to go out as rampant corruption and millions of funds for libyan never reached them. Don't talk as if GNA is some saint. These groups are tainted with blood too.

Turkey supported them becos these GNA desperate for supported decide to sell out their country by letting go their sea to turkey in exchange for support from turkey.

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Haftar is just a shoddy image of Qaddafi, but one who is financed completely from foreigners trying to create disunity in Libya.

 

[Ansu fati]

GNA just happened to occupy Tripoli and clueless UN decide to recognise it. They are being voted out by libyan in a general election but refuses to go out as rampant corruption and millions of funds for libyan never reached them. Don't talk as if GNA is some saint. These groups are tainted with blood too.

Turkey supported them becos these GNA desperate for supported decide to sell out their country by letting go their sea to turkey in exchange for support from turkey.

A deal that grants much bigger access to libya is not a sellout to turks as you said
I am no fan of gna but it’s just happens to be that haftar is worse and anti-turkish puppet UN is the biggest scam those 5 permanent members who have control over everything have deliberately given legitimacy to two competing authorities so that they can easier exploit libyan wealth if you are honest then we should heavily criticize (us uk france china and russia) as for turkey those construction deals have been signed before 2011 question is whether these deals would be finalized ever my opinion it won’t is as long there’s a war
Uae france and their buddies want a military control through ruthless dictator because it’s easier to be managed plus they have ideological complex/problem against turkey
Problem for them is that libyan have risen against gadaffi they have lost lots of family members friends and went through horrible common (bad) war experiences
I don’t think that a libyans would settle for a replay of another dictator then all those loved ones who died were backstabbed
Why do you think syrians now are in disunity more than ever before? Because some wounds cannot be cured through time!!!
Sad description of broken syrian/libyan society but unfortunately very true

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Chinese and Iranian are just against the Libyan government because it is pro-Turkey. We can safely ignore them as empty propaganda, nothing more.

Neither have any stake in Libya, it doesn't have much trade with China and there is no Shia population for Iran (alhamdulilah.)

 

[TNT]

I think a libya allied to Turkey is of extreme strategic importance to Turkey. It gives Turkey access to most of Mediterranean sea. Turkey will get a steong edge over greece, egypt, syria, lebanon and israel.

In my opinion Turkey should really ramp up support to libya and send advanced weapons and soldiers. Make it quick and take over libya or just assasinate haftar amd let the LNA fracture. Turkey needs to be quick.

 

[Silverblaze]

So were the free syrian army which turkey supported against asad.
Mid east is a mess.

 

[zectech]

stupid greece

I don't need to reply to biased opinion.

There is bad blood between The Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Greece. That is why you don't support the Greeks in Eastern Libya.

 

[Ansu fati]

I don't need to reply to biased opinion.

Ok let’s call them naive guys i mean what they thought when they started poking the gas/oil rights that topic has been put under the rug for more than 4 decades in order turkish-greek relations not to get screwed even more and since 2011 they have broken this “unofficial” deal

I don't need to reply to biased opinion.

There is bad blood between The Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Greece. That is why you don't support the Greeks in Eastern Libya.

I am an ethnic turk living in Macedonia who besides Turkey love my second home Macedonia despite some obvious prejudice towards greeks from myself atleast i try to be honest with you and tell the situation as it is
You have italian and netherlands flag yet I haven’t talk specially about netherlands and turks instead talked generally about europe and turks
Actually i asked do you have some real reason why are you against turkey and gna or you have some bad feelings about turks since that is common thing since centuries but it is amplified in recent years
At least greek members here have their own reasons despite being pro greek they are trying to explain their view
But what about you neither italy nor netherlands interests are in danger that’s why i am really curious about your reasons for supporting criminal murderer haftar

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

I don't need to reply to biased opinion.

There is bad blood between The Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Greece. That is why you don't support the Greeks in Eastern Libya.

What possible advantage do Islamophobic racist Greeks have in a Muslim country like Libya?

They are just trying to antagonize Turkey, that is all. Shame Iran is helping them.

I would talk about Iran's support for Modi in India and anti-Pakistan stance also, but I'll save it for another thread.

When Muslims support Kuffar powers against fellow Muslims, it is a real shame.

Don't claim you are following Rasulullah SAWs then.