A military adviser in the leadership of the forces of dignity under the leadership of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar said that the French force stationed in Sidra port in the oil Crescent in eastern Libya, the goal of protecting the fields in anticipation of any attack by the forces of the National Reconciliation Government after the recent attack on Hafter forces on Tripoli.

The military adviser, who declined to be named to the island, said that the force currently in Sidra is composed of French officers specialized in aviation, estimated at dozens, without specifying the number, adding that the French force emptied the water tanks in the port in preparation for refueling.

The military advisor stressed that the leadership of the dignity receives continuous support from France, the UAE and Egypt, is to provide intelligence elements and special forces located at the base of Kharuba, six kilometers from a base separate from the Libyan officers.

The French forces present in Kharuba, which is part of the port Sidra in the oil halal, divided into two parts: the first plays the role of intelligence "accurate" is the imaging and espionage and follow-up enemy sites, according to his description.

While the other part of the processing rooms combat operations on the ground and participate in some of them as remote snipers, as well as the presence of technicians who give courses in the processing of flying pilots and training in their use.

The military adviser in the leadership of the dignity that the role of Emiratis is limited to intelligence work by spying and monitoring and training officers dignity on modern weapons, in addition to the presence of a special force directly oversees the protection of the commander of Karama forces Khalifa Hafter.

The Egyptian role - according to the military advisor - is to support live ammunition on the ground and intelligence work.

For his part, said a colonel in the Air Force Al Karama that the UAE handed over two US-made military aircraft to the leadership of Al Karama in the area of ​​al-Rajma in eastern Libya, before the attack on Tripoli in a few days.

The same colonel confirmed to the island that the Emiratis handed over these two modern planes with the direct permission of the Americans. He pointed to the participation of a helicopter in the attack on Tripoli currently bombing the positions of the forces of reconciliation at night, describing the injury to the targets minute, he said.

This international support comes as fighting continues as a result of the attack by Karama forces on Tripoli and entered for the 18th day in a row without making significant progress to lead the tumult after taking control of Gharyan, which is about 70 kilometers west of Tripoli.