Washington Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Fighters from Libya

The US State Department called, Thursday evening, on the countries that claim maintaining Libya’s stability to withdraw their forces.

It is worth mentioning that, the Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal, Khalifa Haftar, announced the cessation of hostilities in the western region of the country.

Earlier this month, Erdogan said that the country was deploying military units to Libya, where Ankara is supporting the government in Tripoli headed by Fayez Al Sarraj.

Turkey’s parliament authorized the deployment of troops to Libya, following a separate deal on sending military experts and weapons signed into law in December.

That deal, along with a separate agreement on maritime boundaries between Turkey and Libya, has drawn international condemnation across the region and beyond.

Earlier, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told state-run Anadolu Agency that Turkey would send “the necessary number (of troops) whenever there is a need.”

He added: “If the other side adopts a different stance and says ‘Okay we are withdrawing, we are backing down,’ then why would we go?”

Turkey’s main opposition party, CHP, earlier said its lawmakers would vote against the motion because the deployment would embroil Turkey in another conflict and make it a party to the further “shedding of Muslim blood.”