UAE set to open pro-Haftar military base near Libya
The New Arab
The UAE is reportedly close to opening a military base in Niger close to the border with Libya, where Emirati-backed forces are fighting to take over the capital Tripoli.
The United Arab Emirates is reportedly close to opening a military base in northern Niger close to the border with Libya, where Emirati-backed forces are fighting to take over the capital Tripoli.
New website Africa Intelligence reported this week that the oil-rich Gulf state is on the verge of opening the base in the Saharan country to further provide support for rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar.
Read more at: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/7/14/uae-set-to-open-pro-haftar-military-base-near-libya
That's pretty crazy, I don't know if I believe this. I will have to check out this new website, "Africa Intelligence".
https://www.africaintelligence.com/Egypt, UAE, probably the Saudis support Haftar,
Turkey, the UN recognize the government in Tripoli.
