"The invisible dimension of dirty oil and gas in Libya and Syria, is the Russian private military company Wagner," the Turkish press writes, "as it is natural for Turks to be" locked up "for deposits in Syria, Libya as well as about them in the Mediterranean and the Cypriot EEZ.
One of the most decisive elements of the power struggle of the main rivals in Syria and Libya is mainly the control of energy resources.

In Syria, about three-quarters of the country's natural resources are under US and YPG control.

The vast majority of these resources are sold through various trade networks located in the country. It is known that my YPG members carry oil to the Assad forces in Israel, many different customers through Israel.

Recently, it has begun to reveal that there are other factors that are very interested in Syria's oil and gas reserves.

According to Novayagazete and some other Russian news agencies, Russia's private military company Wagner not only took over some oil and gas fields, but also started exploration activities, reports Turkish media, which is blaming Russia, as disturbed by the presence of the Wagner team in the region.

Given Wagner's growing effectiveness in Libya, the nature of this development is growing even more.

On December 16, 2019, the Syrian parliament passed a number of laws to agree to the development of three pieces of natural gas and oil with two Russian companies. Behind the so-called owners and presidents of these companies is Concord Management, Russia's Evgeny Prigozhin.

Interventions cover at least 12 thousand square kilometers. The amount of gas reserves projected to be discovered corresponds to three-quarters of the total estimated stocks of 250 billion cubic meters.

According to Novayagazeta, these companies are only part of the many companies involved in the Syrian business in this context.

In Libya, the Russian company Tatneft has entered into a contract with Libyan AGESCO to conduct a seismic survey at 4/82 in Ghadames Basin to complete the seismic research program postponed in 2014.
 
But Moscow has recently sent mercenary troops to Libya to support General Khalifa Haftar's forces in the east of the country. A move that could prove problematic for Turkey, which backs the government based in the capital Tripoli.

Kerim Has, a professor of Russian and Turkish history based in Moscow, predicts that Moscow's support for Haftar "will continue and expand". "Deeper struggle for new energy reserves amid security concerns in the region and the catastrophic experience of Syria has pushed Russia to play strongly in Libya, "he said.

"But this will certainly affect Turkey-Russia relations, as the Erdogan government opposes not only leaders in the region, such as Syria, Egypt, Israel and Greece, but also Haftar, who is the main partner. of Russia to Libya ".

"Turkey seems to be particularly endangering its interests in Libya and the eastern Mediterranean region, as it had done in Syria before. The November agreement between Turkey and Sharjah, affecting Greece and Cyprus, ignoring their territorial waters has has already caused tensions in Turkish-Russian relations.

"Although Russia has enormous security, energy and trade interests with Turkey, the Libyan issue is emerging as a new potential obstacle to Moscow-Ankara relations." It is not just a possibility but it is in fact transformed that Turkey and Russia are again appearing on opposite sides of a civil war in Libya unless they can manage the tensions, "he said.

Wagner's Russian mercenaries, both in Libya and in Syria, were there to safeguard Russian interests primarily in hydrocarbon deposits, which is why Russian President Putin himself went to Berlin a few days ago for Libya, because it is very simple. many.

Turkey continues to transport weapons, military equipment, anti-aircraft defense systems, experts and military through Mitiga Airport in Tripoli
A spokesman for Haftar's military, General Ahmet Al-Mismari, confirmed that the decision of the General Administration to activate the no-fly zone over the capital Tripoli is due to the fact that the Turkish regime uses its airports to fly over the International Airport with political flights.

Al-Mismari said Turkey continues to carry weapons, military equipment, anti-aircraft defense systems, experts and military through the Mitga airport in Tripoli, accusing the Sharjah government of receiving terrorists and weapons from Erdogan.

He explained that armed militias affiliated with the Al-Wefaq government have greatly benefited from the ceasefire in Tripoli, noting that the no-fly zone will be extended to other cities, if there are grounds.

A Libyan National Army spokesman called on the United Nations mission in Libya, led by Ghassan Salameh, to monitor the movements of prisoners by the Tripoli government into combat areas prohibited by the Geneva Convention, stressing that detainees were detained at the Geneva convention. is illegal because the military base is a military target.

While Haftar fights the "Turkophile" government of Tripoli, the Turkish press accuses him of forcing over 100,000 Turkish Libyans who have been forced to migrate to the western parts of the country, especially after the occupation of Benghazi by LNA .

“The Ottoman Turks in Libya are systematically driven out of the Haftar National Army as they are being forced into displacement.

We are talking about the presence of thousands of Libyan residents of Ottoman origin who have been targeted by Khalifa Haftar and his Gulf allies, writes a large Turkish newspaper.

They are called "Turk Kuloglu", also known as "Kouluglides", a term used during the Ottoman period to characterize the mixed descendants of Turks, mainly Ottoman officers, with North African women.

"Although there is no apparent separation between indigenous Libyans and foreigners, including Turks, tribal difference was deliberately revealed by those who are loyal to Haftar," Turkish Libyan politician Ali Sait Akın told the Daily in an exclusive interview. Sabah.

The Kuloğlu Turks, consisting of various separate ethnicities, including Albanians or Circassians, were formerly Ottoman Muslim populations, mainly inhabiting large cities in the country, such as Tripoli, Tripura, Bengal, and Bengaluru, but also OK.

Haftar caused a split between the Turkic Libyans and the locals. The general stepped up his campaigns, displacing Turkish residents since he gained power in the eastern parts of the country.

Anger and panic are rife in Turkey over the expressed intention of Greece, Italy and Britain to join a peacekeeping force in Libya, aimed at ceasefire on both sides, something the EU is really considering.

These three countries sent the message "We are ready to help Libya", with the issue being discussed in Brussels ", the Turkish press reports.

The reason for the Turkish outrage is the fact that all three countries belong to the EU, which is actually considering the plan of military deployment in the country of a European force, especially after Merkel's initiative in Berlin last Sunday.

"The goal is to control the ceasefire," the EU foreign relations spokesman said.

Greece, the Turks emphasize, on the other hand, declared a voluntary military presence through the Foreign Ministry with the words "We are ready to help".

According to the Turkish daily Yeni Şafak, Italian Minister for European Affairs Vincenzo Amendola said the country is ready to deploy a peacekeeping force in Libya.

He pointed out that Italy already has more than 6,000 troops involved in peacekeeping missions.

Amendola claimed that Italy's possible presence in Libya "will give priority to maintaining peace unlike other forces".

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has said, "that we agree with General Haftar on all matters, such as the withdrawal of Islamist mercenaries from Libya", while formally he himself wants to cancel the memorandum between Sharjah and Turkey.

"Greece is ready to help Libya the next day," Mr Dendias said, stressing that "the country will send Greek troops under the auspices of the EU or other" peacekeeping force "to Libya to protect the ceasefire and to control the arms embargo ".

This fact and the Greek backstage movements of our country in the EU have caused anger and panic in Ankara, because the Turks are simply afraid of being isolated.

That is why Ankara continues to press Berlin on this issue, with the German Chancellor reporting yesterday, about a new conference on Libya in February, to make Turkish military presence well-received and now "frozen". Temporarily, while Haftar does not sign any paper mentioning the word "Turkish".

But the reins of EU defense policy were essentially taken over by France, which is sending a naval squad to the Mediterranean, aiming for a provocative Turkish presence, bearing in mind the interests of the French oil pipelines.

Within these plans it is estimated that Greece is also "fit", which can be very good if hoped for.

Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for External Relations and Security Policies, said the EU could send troops to Libya if a permanent and formal ceasefire is achieved.

He said Brussels would consider sending a military peacekeeping force because: ceasefire should be monitored, while stressing that Brussels should do more to defend its interests.

Also, British Prime Minister M. Johnson noted that, if the ceasefire was achieved, an EU "peacekeeping force" could be sent to Libya to monitor the situation there.

Thus Italy, Greece and Britain are considered as the main candidates for the creation of a possible peacekeeping force, which is, as they all sho
w, institutionally now dealt with by the EU.

As soon as the Greek army breaks its ground in Libya, Turkey will lose everything, even the EEZ agreement with Turkey.

Khalifa Haftar arrived in Greece at 8:30 pm on Thursday, landing at Elefsina Airport and staying at a central Athens hotel. According to the program announced by the Greek government, the commander has a private meeting with Nikos Dendias at this time, and will have a formal meeting with the Foreign Minister at 9.20am on Friday morning. at noon he will meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at his office in the Parliament.

The meeting is described as "critical", while the Libyan National Army calls it "historic". Haftar arrived in Athens just two hours before the crucial Libya Conference in Germany.

His arrival in Athens became known only half an hour before the plane landed and was announced by Libyan media. The Greek government confirmed the information shortly afterwards and subsequently announced the meeting schedule.

Khalifa Haftar's arrival in Athens comes just two and a half days before the Berlin International Conference on Libya, which has ruled out both Greece and Cyprus. Anti-terrorism and EKAM have taken over the security for as long as he remains in the country.

The silent-welcome at the Office of the Prime Minister of Greece and his appointments


Khalifa Haftar, who is guarded by the EKAM and Counter-Terrorism, is not head of state and therefore the protocol does not provide for a formal.

The Libyan marshal will also meet with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Prime Minister's National Security Adviser Admiral Ea. Alexander Diakopoulos. The meeting with Mr. Dendia at the Foreign Ministry is scheduled, according to an official statement of the Foreign Ministry, at 09:20 on Friday morning.

As part of a halt to the deployment of Turkish forces to Libya, the Libyan National Army, led by General Khalifa Haftar, urgently transferred Pantsir-S bands to Libya. As part of a halt to the deployment of Turkish forces to Libya, the Libyan National Army, led by General Khalifa Haftar, urgently moved Pantsir-S bands to selected points on the Libyan coast.

 It is believed that this time the Russian-made missile complexes will not intercept the Sarajan Government's fighter jets, but Turkish warplanes, reports the Russian Defense News Agency.

According to sources, several units of the Pantsir-S1 missile defense system, received by the United States, have been moved to key locations to deal with the Turkish air force that is coming from time to time.