The Director of Moral Guidance in the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Khaled Al-Mahjoub, said on Saturday that the LNA is monitoring the movement of Turkish warships in the Gulf of Sirte.
In press statements, Al-Mahjoub added that the Turkish warships are outside the Libyan territorial waters, and that there was no evidence yet showing they were approaching Libya’s oil crescent.
The LNA’s Director of Moral Guidance confirmed that the LNA and its navy are ready to deal with any emergency.
Earlier on Saturday, Libyan media revealed that Turkish warships had been detected near the Gulf of Sirte and that satellites had spotted 6 naval frigates carrying the Turkish flag off the coast of Libya, at the Sirte Oil Bay.