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Russia moves to secure its investment in Libya
jpost ^ | 8/3/2020 | Judah Waxelbaum

Posted on 08/04/2020 5:43:29 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

In a move that illustrates new levels of boldness, Russian fighters have seized one of the largest oil fields in Libya. The Es Sider oil field was one of the main economic pipelines for the Government of National Accord. Over the last seven months, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has held a stranglehold on oil exports. The LNA, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has struggled militarily as of late, suffering defeat after defeat since June. Now the LNA is looking to negotiate using the oil fields for leverage, effectively keeping the economy hostage. Libyan oil exports have been reduced to around a tenth of their original production.

Over the last month, Haftar’s allies have taken further steps to save their investment from failure. Egypt’s parliament approved the deployment of troops into eastern Libya, making Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s threat of violence all the more real. Egypt’s involvement is political; it holds a deep resentment toward the GNA’s Muslim Brotherhood roots. Russia, on the other hand, is looking for influence and oil. Russia’s increasing involvement in Libya complicates a wide variety of conflicts. Turkey is the primary backer of the GNA. Russia sells arms to Turkey and is already supporting the Syrian government, which has regularly been at odds with Turkey over Northern Syria. Russia’s support of the LNA puts them in direct conflict with Turkey on another front.

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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: egypt; erdogan; gaza; gna; isis; khalifahaftar; kurdistan; libya; lna; muslimbrotherhood; oilfields; receptayyiperdogan; russia; sinai; turkey
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1 posted on 08/04/2020 5:43:29 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: ConjunctionJunction; Library Lady; patriot torch; Califreak; mlizzy; Halls; Cedar; Huskrrrr; ...
I'm pinging this due to the massive interest in Libya by Russia & Turkey lately. All three nations are part of the Ezekiel 38/39 Confederation that attacks Israel. Please PM me if you wish to be added/removed. Maranatha!
2 posted on 08/04/2020 5:48:41 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If they want anything there it is a warm water port, but just like the chinese, they will suffer in Africa


3 posted on 08/04/2020 5:49:41 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special: Half Baked: 50c)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Well, it’s a good thing the French enlisted our help from behind on this one...

What a waste....


4 posted on 08/04/2020 5:49:42 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I’ve been to libya and Tunisia, have a friend from Libya and an enemy from Tunisia


5 posted on 08/04/2020 5:55:45 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special: Half Baked: 50c)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Let’s send Hillary there to straighten things out.


6 posted on 08/04/2020 5:58:32 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

0bama and Hillary destroyed Libya, left it to the terrorists and now Russia is making a play for it.

Brilliant foreign policy!


7 posted on 08/04/2020 6:06:47 PM PDT by TigersEye (HCQ should be OTC. ... Looking for Black Market leads)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If I didn’t know better I would swear they are reading the Bible and putting together a war plan


8 posted on 08/04/2020 6:12:51 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

“ Russia moves to secure its investment in Libya“

Who cares? America has been headed down because too many leaders - and followers - have been obsessed with what’s going on in distant countries, while ignoring our problems at home. America First!!


9 posted on 08/04/2020 6:19:00 PM PDT by rintintin (qu)
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To: smvoice

It’s pretty amazing isn’t it?

God’s Word never fails!


10 posted on 08/04/2020 6:29:15 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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11 posted on 08/04/2020 6:45:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Vendome

I wonder if the Euroweenies will be as brave to bomb Libya when the Rooskies are in charge.


12 posted on 08/04/2020 7:03:04 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Hmmm... Pass the popcorn... This could be interesting...
Rats fighting over scraps of food...
13 posted on 08/04/2020 7:16:16 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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Ezekiel 38:39 talks of Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal and of the land of Magog, then The Persians, Ethiopians, and Libyans.

No mention of Russia at all

Revelation 20:8 opaquely refer to Gog and Magog in such a way that it is entirely understandable to read it as a reference to two great nations, even if we do not know which nation that may be:

And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.the Bible does not describe a nation of “Gog and Magog”. Gog is a country, but only in the book of Revelation — in Ezekiel's prophecy he is the king of Magog.

Turkey contains Gog, Magog, Meschech, Tubal

The entire piece references to Cambyses, who invaded Judea about seventy years after the temple had been destroyed, and perished by the hand of God, at Ecbatana, upon Mount Carmel


14 posted on 08/04/2020 8:08:47 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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Ezekiel talks of Cambyses invasion of the lands in 500 BC. It’s not about Russia - which didn’t exist and may not exist in the future.

And it’s not about attacking libya.


15 posted on 08/04/2020 8:11:00 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: TigersEye; Roman_War_Criminal; null and void; metmom; Mom MD; WalterSkinner; SkyPilot; HeadOn; ...

[0bama and Hillary destroyed Libya, left it to the terrorists and now Russia is making a play for it.

Brilliant foreign policy!]

What with Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama helping Iran, maybe that was the plan all along? Dunno, but...

coughEzekiel38cough

Iran - Persia
Russia - Magog
Libya - Put

Ezekiel 38:5


16 posted on 08/04/2020 8:24:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

..closer every day


17 posted on 08/04/2020 8:42:51 PM PDT by WalterSkinner (In Memory of My Father, WWII Vet 2007 , and Mom, the Best Mother Ever 2019)
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Just keeps lining up as its supposed to. Still, the world will be surprised.


18 posted on 08/04/2020 8:49:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Magog is in Turkey. the land of Put is associated with Somalia.

And this is war IN Libya, not libya attacking others


19 posted on 08/05/2020 2:28:45 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: Cronos

[Magog is in Turkey]

Yeah, I’ve heard that one, too.


20 posted on 08/05/2020 2:31:17 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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