Ties between NATO allies France and Turkey have soured in recent weeks over Libya, northern Syria and drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking to Daily Sabah, Anadolu Agency’s (AA) Libya correspondent Enes Canlı also said that France's support for Haftar is a fact that cannot be denied, especially during his offensive against Tripoli. “When Macron said that France has not supported Haftar, he ridicules Libyan people’s minds and memories,” he said. Under a military pact with Libya signed last November, Turkey sent military advisers to assist in the battle against Haftar's forces. The country's new government was founded in 2015 under a U.N.-led agreement, but efforts for a long-term political settlement failed due to a military offensive by Haftar's forces.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 30, 2020 13:04 UTC