CAIRO – 29 December 2020: Local media reported Tuesday that Turkey had transported into Libya HAWK missile batteries and a 3D-Radar, according to Egypt's Youm7. On July 22, the LNA warned Turkey against approaching the Libyan coasts, threatening to target any hostile naval vessels in the Libyan waters. Spokesperson of the LNA al-Mesmary had stated early in July that Turkey has transported into Libya 25,000 mercenaries. Turkey has also sent 2,500 – 3,000 officers and military experts to co-command the operations rooms of the GNA militias and to pilot drones from mainly Tripoli's Mitiga Airbase. The spokesperson stressed that the LNA is ready to repel any assault on its concentrations in Sirte and Al Jufrah.

Source: Libya Today December 29, 2020 15:11 UTC