Turkey has begun deploying troops to Libya for “coordination and stability,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, revealing that Ankara will establish an operational center in the country. The Turkish military has already started moving “slowly” towards Libya, Erdogan revealed late on Sunday. The scope of Ankara’s involvement in the years-long conflict is still unknown. […]

The Turkish parliament will in January vote on a motion to send troops to Syria to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. “We will present the motion to send troops (to Libya) as soon as parliament resumes” on January 7, Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. “God willing, […]

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday approved the implementation of a military deal with Turkey, paving the way for a bigger role for Ankara in the conflict-hit country. The GNA cabinet “unanimously approved the implementation of the memorandum of understanding on security and military cooperation between the GNA and the Turkish government […]

DefenceTalkThe UAE denied Tuesday it shipped US missiles to Libya, which is under a UN arms embargo, after a democratic senator warned Washington could cut off arms sales to the Emirates. The foreign ministry “denied the ownership of weapons found in Libya and reiterated the UAE’s commitment to fully cooperate with United Nations experts,” in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-libya-despite-embargo-72369/

DefenceTalkThe US Defence Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in its ambitious One Belt One Road global infrastructure programme, according to an official report released on Thursday (May 2). Beijing currently has just one overseas military base, in Djibouti, but is believed to be planning others, including […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-expects-china-to-add-international-military-bases-72297/

DefenceTalkTripoli: Fighting raged south of Libya’s capital Sunday despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government exchanged air strikes. The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people, while the United Nations said there had been “no truce” despite calls for a two-hour […]https://www.defencetalk.com/clashes-rage-in-libya-despite-un-truce-call-72263/

DefenceTalkBEN GUERIR AIR BASE, MOROCCO: Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, at Ben Guerir Air Base. African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/triple-nickels-kick-off-exercise-african-lion-2019-with-a-roar-72257/

DefenceTalkUS forces have conducted a series of air strikes in Somalia in recent days, including one announced Wednesday that officials said killed six militants. The strikes come as part of an ongoing mission in which US forces are working with African Union and Somali national security forces to fight the Shabaab movement. According to US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-conducts-series-of-strikes-in-somalia-72017/

DefenceTalkMoscow and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on Tuesday, less than a month after three Russian journalists were killed in the strife-torn CAR while probing alleged Russian mercenaries. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his CAR counterpart Marie-Noelle Koyara signed the document on the sidelines of defense expo Army-2018 outside Moscow, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-signs-military-cooperation-pact-with-central-african-republic-71817/

DefenceTalkFrance, Britain and the United States have put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic (CAR) for UN Security Council approval of Chinese weapons deliveries for its national forces. The defence minister of Central African Republic asked a UN sanctions committee on June 5 to grant an exemption to an arms embargo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-britain-us-put-un-hold-on-chinese-arms-deliveries-to-central-african-republic-71721/