Posted on Jul 2, 2020
France suspends Nato mission role amid Turkey row
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France has temporarily pulled out of a Nato security operation amid a major row with Turkey.
The defence ministry said France had suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian, accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya.
It comes weeks after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean - something Ankara strongly denies.
The Nato allies are thought to support different sides in Libya's civil war.
Riven by violence since Col Muammar Gaddafi was deposed by Nato-backed forces in 2011, the oil-rich nation is a key transit point for migrants heading to Europe from Africa.
Currently, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is battling against the forces of Gen Khalifa Haftar which control large parts of the east and south of Libya.
The defence ministry said France had suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian, accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya.
It comes weeks after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean - something Ankara strongly denies.
The Nato allies are thought to support different sides in Libya's civil war.
Riven by violence since Col Muammar Gaddafi was deposed by Nato-backed forces in 2011, the oil-rich nation is a key transit point for migrants heading to Europe from Africa.
Currently, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is battling against the forces of Gen Khalifa Haftar which control large parts of the east and south of Libya.
France suspends Nato mission role amid Turkey row
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"Lord help the ally, who comes between me and my proxy..."
(sung to the tune of "Lord Help the Mister")
(sung to the tune of "Lord Help the Mister")
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1LT William Clardy
Both nations have a history of deciding not letting NATO constraints impede their national policies. You might remember that Turkey has exchanged shots with another "NATO ally", Greece, on many occasions, SGT Herbert Bollum. And France has always been, well, France.
How does "De Gaulle II versus Ottoman II" sound?
How does "De Gaulle II versus Ottoman II" sound?
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