Turkey Sends Libya Troops Motion to Parliament

Turkey's parliament received, Saturday, a motion, from the presidency, to extend Turkish forces deployment in Libya for 18 months.

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"The risks and threats are coming from Libya to Turkey and the whole region. In  case of restart of the so-called Libyan National Army attacks and the clashes, Turkey's interests both in the Mediterranean basin and North Africa will be adversely affected," the motion said.

"Turkey, within the Memorandum of Security and Military Cooperation signed with Libya, will continue to contribute to the training and consultancy support to Libya," it added.

In January, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan started moving Turkish army units to Libya for the sake of coordination and stability, stating that Turkish soldiers began moving to Libya in phases, not as fighting forces.

It is noteworthy that the parliament approved a motion by Erdogan, authorizing the sending of Turkish military forces to support the Tripoli government, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.

On the other hand, the official spokesperson for the House of Representatives Abdullah Belhaq has previously said in a statement that the Libyan parliament unanimously voted to cut ties with Turkey.

"The House of Representatives voted unanimously to cancel security and military cooperation and deny maritime deals signed between the UN-backed government and Turkey,” the statement said.

"The parliament also voted unanimously to bring the head of the presidential council of the UN-backed government, its foreign minister and interior minister to court on charge of high treason," it added.