Egypt has been preparing for what is termed as a ‘possible battle’ in the meditaranean with Turkey.
Egypt is partnering with Russia to provide itself arms for fighting or threatening Turkey and Libya. There have been reports last month that suggested Egypt might be acquiring Rusian Super defense system ‘Bastion’ to secure its resource---gas and oil field in the neditaranean.
Mid-June, a newspaper had reported that Turkey is planning to establish a naval unit in the Libyan city Misrata overlooking the Mediteranean and Egypt has been cautious since then. And seems like Egypt doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned as even as it gets supplies from Russia, it is also in talks with Italy for the largest military deal with an European country.
Nothing is well between the two nations. Walking on thin air, Egypt and Turkey can go into war any given time. Even the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi warned of Egypt’s involvement in Libya if the Turkish-backed Government of the National Accord (GNA) continued to advance to the strategic city of Sirte and the airbase in Jufra. But despite his warning, Turkey kept on going and advancing in Eastern Libya making the confrontation of both the countries very much possible.
But even if a war or conflict is to happen, none of the countries are better over the other. If Turkey has an advantage through air, Egypt wins in water. So the war, strictly speaking, will be a sheer waste of resources and lives.
Egypt is partnering with Russia to provide itself arms for fighting or threatening Turkey and Libya. There have been reports last month that suggested Egypt might be acquiring Rusian Super defense system ‘Bastion’ to secure its resource---gas and oil field in the neditaranean.
Mid-June, a newspaper had reported that Turkey is planning to establish a naval unit in the Libyan city Misrata overlooking the Mediteranean and Egypt has been cautious since then. And seems like Egypt doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned as even as it gets supplies from Russia, it is also in talks with Italy for the largest military deal with an European country.
Nothing is well between the two nations. Walking on thin air, Egypt and Turkey can go into war any given time. Even the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi warned of Egypt’s involvement in Libya if the Turkish-backed Government of the National Accord (GNA) continued to advance to the strategic city of Sirte and the airbase in Jufra. But despite his warning, Turkey kept on going and advancing in Eastern Libya making the confrontation of both the countries very much possible.
But even if a war or conflict is to happen, none of the countries are better over the other. If Turkey has an advantage through air, Egypt wins in water. So the war, strictly speaking, will be a sheer waste of resources and lives.
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