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Attendees watch as a paratrooper makes a landing during an event by LNA forces in the eastern city of Benghazi on Nov. 6, 2020. (Getty Images) Cairo – Khaled Mahmoud
Turkey’s heavy military activity in western Libya in recent hours has pushed the Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar, to declare that it was in “state of war” with Ankara.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry had threatened to attack the LNA forces and deem them legitimate targets after they seized a Turkish cargo vessel that was headed to the western city of Misrata earlier this week.
LNA military sources confirmed local media reports of heavy Turkish overflights above the regions of Abugrein and al-Wishka west of the city of Sirte. Witnesses described “unusual” flight activity at the air college in Misrata.
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