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Khalifa Haftar's yearlong Tripoli offensive against the Ankara-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) began to collapse. Believed to have been supplied to the Libyan strongman as early as last year by his backers [Iran's stooges] in the Gulf, the Russian system was meant to be used as a trump card against Turkey's combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) air interdiction operations... Analysis of open source data has estimated that up to 9 Pantsir units were lost in quick succession to UAV strikes during May, with footage of the strikes going viral on social media. To add insult to injury, a tenth Pantsir system was dramatically captured by GNA forces, and to great fanfare paraded through Tripoli as a war trophy. It is speculated that the captured Pantsir's final fate is to be picked apart for intelligence purposes.
Libya: A Catastrophe for Russia's Pantsir S1 Air Defense System

The Libyan Government of National Accord saying that Egyptian President Sisi's command for military forces to be ready for action outside the country amounts to a "declaration of war"...
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Constantinople’s Archons Appeal to President Trump Concerning Fate of Agia Sophia

44 posted on 06/23/2020 9:33:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Note: this topic is from 06/23/2020. Thanks again Red Badger.
War Between Greece and Turkey Is Now a Real Possibility

War Between Greece and Turkey Is Now a Real Possibility

47 posted on 07/26/2020 8:13:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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