Turkey will current invoice to ship troops to Libya after receiving invitation from UN-backed authorities – Erdogan

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The UN-recognized authorities of Libya has requested Turkey to ship its troops into the long-divided nation, President Tayyip Erdogan mentioned. A movement to deploy them will probably be submitted to the Turkish parliament after recess.

Turkish troops will again the federal government of Fayez al-Serraj, which relies within the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Turkish president mentioned on Thursday in a speech to the ruling AK Occasion. Serraj’s Authorities of Nationwide Accord is challenged by Normal Khalifa Haftar, who has a stronghold within the japanese metropolis of Tobruk.

Turkey sends troops to the place it will get invited. Since such an invite has arrived, we will probably be taking corresponding steps. 

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A fighter with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) during clashes near Tripoli on September 7, 2019. © AFP / Mahmud Turkia
Turkey might ship troops to Libya if ‘invited’ by UN-backed Tripoli authorities – Erdogan

The announcement comes after Erdogan’s go to to Tunisia on Wednesday, the place, he mentioned, he and President Kais Saied agreed to launch a joint army mission to again Libya’s Serraj. The Turkish president mentioned on Thursday a movement to authorize the worldwide deployment will probably be submitted to the Turkish parliament as soon as it comes again from the recess in January.

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