Posted on 02/19/2016 2:41:22 PM PST by Trumpinator
Report: UK, U.S., Russian troops in Libya
Staff writer, Al Arabiya News Saturday, 23 January 2016
Dozens of British, Russia and American troops have arrived in Libya in support for the weak internationally-recognized government in Tobruk, London-based daily Asharq al-Awsat reported.
The daily also said French troops are expected to arrive soon for the same purpose.
The officers and soldiers are currently stationed in Jamal Abdulnasir military base south of Tobruk where the parliament is holding its sessions in the city.
Witnesses in the base, meanwhile, said the number of foreign troops mounts to 500 troops in the past three weeks, but a security official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said they are just dozens.
However, a small group of Americans have arrived west of Tripoli, where the opposing government is.
On Friday, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said a decisive military action is needed to halt the spread of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Libya, saying the group wanted to use the north African nation as a platform to coordinate activity across the continent.
A spokesman for Libya’s recognized government in the east told AFP it was requesting a “limited intervention by the international community to "protect oil fields from ISIS attacks.â€
Hatem el-Ouraybi said the government wanted “air strikes against ISIS positions†in Libya.
The government has previously called for an air campaign against ISIS, like in Iraq and Syria, but world powers are first waiting for rival sides to endorse the unity administration. Last Update: Saturday, 23 January 2016 KSA 15:58 - GMT 12:58
Did anyone post anything about the attack in Libya? Seems Foreign Affairs posters are few and far between?
Trying to fix what Hillary and Obama broke?
Cross reference:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3399341/posts
U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS Camp in Libya Kill at Least 41
Before Trump schlongs Hillary on Libya.
Libya, also known as Put (or Phut), according to Josephus.
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