Charlie Sheen, Dolph Lundgren, and Danny Trejo All Spread Russian Propaganda on Cameo: Report
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The Libyan government released a suspected Russian intelligence agent, Maxim Shugaley from prison, in part because someone paid actors Dolph Lundgren, Charlie Sheen, and Danny Trejo to endorse his release on video app Cameo.
arliament on Tuesday extended a law to deploy troops to Libya for another 18 months.
The bill renewed a one-year mandate that came into force in January following a security and military agreement with the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in western Libya.
Tuesday s
decision comes in the wake of a UN-brokered cease-fire in Libya that was declared in October, that calls for the departure of all foreign forces and mercenaries within three months.
Opposition parties voted against the extension, but the combined votes of Turkey’s ruling party and its nationalist allies allowed the bill to pass.
Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 uprising that ousted and killed long-time dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Turkish parliament extends its Libya troop deployment
AP, ISTANBUL, Turkey
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday extended for 18 months a law that allows the deployment of the nation’s troops to Libya.
The bill renewed a one-year mandate that came into force in January following a security and military agreement with the UN-backed administration in Tripoli, in western Libya.
The Turkish decision comes in the wake of a UN-brokered ceasefire in Libya that was declared in October.
A young person climbs the rubble of a destroyed building in Tawergha, Libya, on Dec. 12.
Photo: AFP
The ceasefire deal envisioned the departure of foreign forces and mercenaries within three months.
Monday, 21 December, 2020 - 11:45
The head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj talking to GNA Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha in Tripoli | Getty Images Cairo- Khalid Mahmoud
Conflict within Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has taken a new course after its head, Fayez Al-Sarraj, ordered the reorganization of the Special Deterrence Force away from the Interior Ministry.
The move removes the Force’s subordination to Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha.
On another note, the head of Egypt s General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel conveyed during a surprise visit to the Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday a message of support from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to the Libyan people on various military and political levels.
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