Turkish Parliament Approves Extension of Troops Deployment in Libya

On Tuesday, the Turkish parliament approved the extension of troops deployment in Libya for more 18 months.

Turkey's presidency on Dec 12 submitted a motion to parliament to extend troop deployment in Libya for 18 months.

The motion stressed that the aim of sending Turkish forces to Libya is to protect national interests and to take all necessary precautions against security dangers that come from illegal armed groups in the North African nation.

It also added the in keeping with the Memorandum of Security and Military Cooperation signed in 2019 with Libya. It will continue to provide training and consultancy support to Libya.

The MoU signed in 2019 between Turkey and Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), includes involves technical information, support, development, maintenance, repair, planning, material support, training and consultancy services regarding the use of weapons system and equipment.