LNA: Turkey Never Stop Sending Fighters to Libya

The spokesperson for the Libya Army General Command, Major General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, confirmed that Turkey has transferred terrorists from Al-Nusra Front loyal to Al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters to the capital, Tripoli, to support the forces of the Al-Wefaq government.

Al-Mismari said in a press conference that they have information that Turkey prepared a list of 229 terrorists in Syria to take them to Libya, noting that some of them arrived in Tripoli, and others are preparing to come to the capital.

In his statement, he mentioned some of the most prominent and most dangerous terrorists who arrived during the recent period to the capital, Tripoli.

Among these, an Egyptian is listed on the terrorist lists of a number of countries and his name is "Osama Al-Sayed Qassem" and he is nicknamed "Abu Al-Harith Al-Masry", and he is sentenced to 50 years imprisonment in the case of the assassination of the late Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar Sadat and also wanted for his role in other assassinations.

He managed to escape to Libya in 2013 and joined the "Ansar al-Sharia" organization in Benghazi, before moving to Syria in 2016 after the Libyan army eliminated terrorist organizations in the Libyan East. There, he led fighters at "Al-Nusra Front" and then moved to the "Tahrir Al-Sham".

Qassem worked under the auspices of the Turkish and Qatari intelligence and moved between Syria and Turkey, and ended up in libya, being hired as a mercenary for Al-Wefaq government in Libya.

On the other hand, Al-Mismari announced that the Libyan National Army decision not to allow the United Nations to use the only airport operating in the capital, Tripoli, due to the army's inability to ensure the safety of flights to Maitika airport, given that Turkey uses it as a base.

Speaking to Reuters, he said that the United Nations would have to use other airports, such as Misrata.

Ankara continues to send Syrian fighters to Tripoli, in violation of its international obligations. It also continued its military support with drone aircraft and defense systems, apparently.

A truce was reached on January 12, and international powers pledged at a Berlin conference on January 19 to end their interference in Libya, encourage negotiations and respect the arms embargo. However, sporadic battles have occurred since then on a daily basis near Tripoli.