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Turkey will present bill to send troops to Libya after receiving invitation from UN-backed government - Erdogan
The UN-recognized government of Libya has asked Turkey to send its troops into the long-divided country, President Tayyip Erdogan said. A motion to deploy them will be submitted to the Turkish parliament after recess.
The Turkish troops will back the government of Fayez al-Serraj, which is based in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Turkish president said on Thursday in a speech to the ruling AK Party. Serraj’s Government of National Accord is challenged by General Khalifa Haftar, who has a stronghold in the eastern city of Tobruk.
Turkey sends troops to where it gets invited. Since such an invitation has arrived, we will be taking corresponding steps.
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