In its showdown with Turkey in the Mediterranean, France lost a round. From now on, Turkish ships will be able to come and go almost freely off the coast of Libya, under the helpless gaze of France. "Six months ago, we should have reacted," sighs an officer, in a statement of failure. To mark its protest against the double play of Turkey, accused of violating the embargo on arms deliveries to Libya, the Ministry of the Armed Forces confirmed on Wednesday the information of The Opinion and announced the "temporary" withdrawalmaritime resources provided to the “Sea Guardian” operation. For Paris, Turkey delivers weapons to the Government of national unity of Fayez al-Sarraj, opposed to the troops of General Haftar, while participating in the NATO operation supposed to enforce the embargo.
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The "enlightenment" of the frigate Courbet , on June 10 by three Turkish ships escorting a suspicious freighter, was the incident too many. Especially since it remained unanswered. "We are
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