Open gallery view Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) and Libyan General Khalifa Haftar. For wages ranging from $500 to $2,000 a month, they have moved to Libya in order to fight Haftar under Turkish command. Egypt therefore views Turkey’s entrenchment in Libya as a threat similar to the one Israel sees in the Iranian entrenchment in Syria. The assumption is that if a war between Egypt and Turkey erupts on Libyan soil, Washington will observe it from a distance. The two countries are holding intense negotiations in order to reach a ceasefire in Libya, but Russia is also committed to Egypt, Haftar’s crutch.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2020 13:18 UTC