Turkey may have military agreement with tentative government in western Libya

With the country split between East and West and fighting in Libya in North Africa, the Turkish Parliament has approved the government to enter into a military agreement with a transitional government in western Libya. If Turkey provides military support, the fighting may intensify and attention will be paid to future directions.

In Libya, the country has been divided after the collapse of the Gaddafi government eight years ago in the Arab Spring, a democratization movement, and fighting continues between the provisional government of the United Nations and other western governments and military organizations in the east. Since April, more than 1,000 people, including citizens, have died.

The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved the majority of the government in signing a military agreement with a transitional government in western Libya.

The agreement states that the Turkish army can provide weapons, train, and advise on operations, and Turkey's President Erdogan states that he is ready to provide any assistance at the request of the Libyan Interim Government. You.

Meanwhile, the United Nations is taking measures to ban arms exports to Libya, and if Turkey provides military assistance to a provisional government in the west, neighboring nations that support military organizations in the east will strengthen support and intensify fighting There is a possibility that Turkey's future will be watched.

Concern about foreign intervention

Regarding the situation in Libya, it has been pointed out that the provisional government and Mr. Hakhtar's support from foreign powers has exacerbated the situation.

In November, UN secretary for Libya's affairs, Libya, pointed out that in the southern part of Tripoli, where fighting continues, the number of fighters and troops from foreign private military companies is increasing.

There were also strong concerns that weapons were being flown into Libya from abroad in violation of UN Security Council sanctions stipulating the embargo on weapons, and that air strikes using drones used for attacks were accelerating increased civilian casualties. Showed.

This time, Turkey has shown a willingness to strengthen support for the interim government and signed a military agreement, but Libya's neighbor, Egypt, has clarified its support stance to Mr. Haftar for reasons such as countering terrorism.

Egypt's President Sissi said earlier this month, "Among Egypt's security is directly affected by what is happening in Libya. Egypt also has the ability to intervene directly, as Turkey intensifies support for the transitional government. However, he did not take action. ”The surrounding countries over the situation in Libya have become more active.

Libya after the collapse of the Gaddafi administration

In Libya, the autocratic Gaddafi government collapsed during the Arab Spring, a democratization movement that took over the Arab nations in 2011, but then armed groups from different parts of the country collided with each other.

Today, the nation continues to split in two between a military organization led by Haftar, a soldier based in Benghazi in the east, and a UN-approved transitional government based in the western capital, Tripoli. .

In April, Mr. Haftar declared a march to capture the capital, Tripoli, where the provisional government is based, and both sides clashed around Tripoli.

Hakhtar spoke on the 12th of this month, proclaiming an attack on the fall of the capital again, including "it's time to start military operations," and airstrikes and shelling around Tripoli are becoming more intense.

The United Nations has been criticizing the country since April for killing more than 200 civilians in airstrikes and for attacking medical facilities.