Cairo seeks support to keep Turkish troops out of Libya - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmed Gomaa

Ahmed Gomaa

Jan 3, 2020

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with the chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj (L), at the Beylerbeyi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 26, 2018. — Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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CAIRO — Turkey’s parliament passed a bill Jan. 2 to deploy troops to Libya in support of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj, in the battle against the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter.

Egypt and many other countries, including the United States, reacted negatively.

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