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Turkey's Erdogan says to send troops to Libya

  • 26 Dec 2019
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a conference. File photo

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey will send troops to Libya now that the north African country requested it, and he will present deployment legislation to the Turkish parliament in January.

Erdogan visited Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible ceasefire in neighbouring Libya. In a speech Thursday, he said Turkey and Tunisia agreed to support Libya's internationally recognised government of Fayez Al Serraj.

Reuters

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