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Jones Group hopes to train Tripoli's troops under Erdogan's shadow

As Turkey takes on the job of restructuring the armed forces of Libya's Government of National Accord, US security consultancy Jones Group International is dreaming of a return to Tripoli. But it will have to work through Ankara to get any contracts. [...]

Published on 13/07/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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James Jones
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in January 2020.

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Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

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Jones Group draws up Sarraj's militia withdrawal plan

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Misrata wants central bank as war booty if Khalifa Haftar wins

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Libya
Jones Group hopes to train Tripoli's troops under Erdogan's shadow

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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on anti-Russian trip to Algiers this week

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Haftar's army abandons equipment received from UAE after Tripoli routing

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