PHOTO/AFP - Ahmed al-Mismari, portavoz de LNA, en una rueda de prensa en Bengasi el 6 de enero de 2020Īs for its allies, it should be noted that Russia has begun to withdraw its Wagner Group mercenaries from both Sirte and Al-Jufra, a decision whose motivation is still unknown, although it could be related to the agreement in which Moscow was working with Ankara on an immediate ceasefire and the sharing of spheres of influence. Similarly, as reported by Al-Hadath, Turkey has brought heavy weapons to the front lines in Sirte in recent days, a move that has been accompanied by visits by Turkish officials to nearby areas of the town, where Ankara would be setting up its mercenary battalions along with the GNA.įor his part, the spokesman for the Haftar Army, Ahmed al-Mismari, has already confirmed that "in the next few hours there will be a great battle in Sirte and Al-Jufra", although various analysts, such as Yusuf Erim of TRT World, assure that the offensive by Sarraj's forces will still take a few days, although it will take place before the end of this month of July. This could be an indication of what the ANG and Ankara are trying to achieve: to lay siege to the area, so that the only option left for the GNA is to hand it over to the rival side. In the previous hours, it has also been recorded how Turkish drones operating in the North African country have attacked the local water supply, bombing the artificial river channels near the town of Al-Shweref. It should be recalled at this point that Turkey has sent more than 16,000 fighters to Libya to support the GNA, according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR). According to General Khaled Al-Mahjoub of the LNA, the Eurasian nation has mobilized about 10,000 militia in the Sirte area, as Sky News Arabia has learned. In fact, there has been a major operation this Wednesday to transfer mercenaries, mostly Syrian, financed by Ankara and Doha to the front lines in Sirte. The fighting is expected to erupt first in Sirte, and then move on to Al-Jufra. These are Sirte, to the north of the territory and rich in oil, and Al-Jufra, in the centre, where what is considered Libya's largest airbase is located, which the rival faction, the Government of National Unity (GNA), led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj and supported by Turkey, Qatar and Italy, aspires to conquer. Everything points to a decisive battle for the control of two geostrategic enclaves in the country, currently under the control of the National Liberation Army (LNA), commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar and supported by Egypt, France, Russia and the Arab sphere headed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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