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Report throws light on Erdoğan's ambitions in Libya

Sunday 28/June/2020 - 02:29 PM
The Reference
Amira al-Sharif
طباعة

The true ambitions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Libya transpire day after day. Erdoğan's lewd way of controlling the resource-rich North African country also makes itself clearer with every passing day.

Egyptian think tank, Maat Institute, has recently released a report about Arab unanimity against the policies of the Turkish president in the region.

The report throws light on Arab opposition to these policies which aim at regional expansion and controlling the resource of Libya, as well as backing terrorist organizations in it.

The report also mentions information about the arms shipments Turkey sends to terrorist groups in Libya.

Egypt makes efforts to protect the Libyan state and bring security and stability back to it, the report said.

It added that Cairo works to prevent terrorist groups from controlling Libya, capitalizing on Turkish support.  

The report sheds light on Erdoğan's plan to control Libya's oilfields.

It said Turkey backs Libya's terrorist organizations in their pursuit to control the central city of Sirte because it contains Libya's largest oilfields.

Chairman of the Turkish opposition People's Republican Party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized Erdoğan's policy of supporting terrorist groups in Libya.

He said the Turkish president insists to hide the truths and deny the Turkish people access to these truths.

Turkish citizens know, Kılıçdaroğlu said, that Erdoğan sends Turkish troops and Syrian mercenaries to Libya.

"The whole world knows this, so why should not Turkish citizens know it?" Kılıçdaroğlu asked.
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