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Erdogan Edges Closer to Deploying Turkish Troops in Libya
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| Last Edited | Bojicat Dec 25, 2019 12:04pm |
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| Author | Selcan Hacaoglu and Samer Khalil Al-Atrush - Bloomberg |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 25, 2019 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (Bloomberg) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent his firmest signal yet that Turkey will deploy troops to support Libya’s internationally recognized government, saying recent commitments between the countries should be seen as a “harbinger of steps” to follow.
Erdogan flew to Tunisia on Wednesday in a surprise visit that’s likely to include meetings with government officials from neighboring Libya. While he’s repeatedly discussed the possibility of sending troops to back Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj’s government against rebel commander Khalifa Haftar, he left no room for doubt at a news conference in Tunis.
“If there is an invitation, we would of course evaluate it,” Erdogan said in a televised press conference with Tunisia’s new president, Kais Saied.
Haftar, who has mounted an offensive to capture the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is backed by 7,000 mercenaries but “has no political legitimacy,” Erdogan said. |
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