CAIRO – 24 July 2020: Libya's National Army spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismary posted a video on his twitter official account, Friday showing a group of new Syrian-national mercenaries on board of Libyan Afriqiyah Airways flight heading to Misurata. “Turkey supports terrorism and crime in Libya. It works on achieving its dream of controlling Libya and its capabilities and wealth” Mismary said, concluding “the world is watching, Turkey expands”. pic.twitter.com/bI1UnOLaqt — الناطق باسم القائد العام للجيش الليبي (@Spokesman_LNA) July 24, 2020On July 9, Mismary said that total number of mercenaries Turkey transferred into Libya reached 17,000 terrorists, including 1,000 mercenaries transferred just during one week in July. Mismary noted that western Sirte is still under control of the Libyan National Army, However, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘is trying to escalate the situation in Libya by sending mercenaries, weapons and maritime vessels.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2020 22:07 UTC