Turkish and Qatari intelligence services have cooperated to ensure the safe return of seven Turkish citizens who were detained in eastern Libya for nearly two years by forces loyal to renegade General.
Turkish nationals who had been held captive by a Libyan warlord for nearly two years, were re-united with their families on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Nurettin Calik, one of the seven res.
January 13, 2021 at 2:57 pm | Published in: Africa, Libya, News
Self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff, Khalifa Haftar arrives for a conference on Libya on 12 November 2018 [FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images] January 13, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Forces loyal to Libya s renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar have kidnapped two Turkish workers in the North African state,
Anadolu has reported. Nurettin Calik and Halil Gozel were taken almost a year ago, but the news has just been made public now. My older brother went [to Libya] to earn money, explained Mehmet Calik. He isn t guilty of anything. He went there to pay his debts, but unfortunately he s now held [by Haftar s forces].