"Bloomberg" news agency confirmed that Turkey is preparing to deploy land and sea forces to support the government of Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, so that these forces join Syrian backed militias from Ankara, with the aim of confronting the Libyan National Army led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, while the Tunisian army raised the state of alert on the eastern border In anticipation of possible developments in the conflict in Libya, the Libyan Parliament confirmed the illegitimacy of the Al-Sarraj government and the end of its mandate in accordance with the political agreement.
"In the context of a deep and massive proxy war, Turkey aims to send its land and sea forces to protect Tripoli, and to train and coordinate the Saraj forces," Bloomberg said, in a report, according to a senior Turkish official.
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party has asked lawmakers to be ready to consider a proposal that would allow troops to be sent to Libya, according to Turkish TV channel TRT, and Bloomberg reported that the proposal may be presented in parliament tomorrow.
In addition, the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aqeela Saleh, discussed with the President of the Cyprus Parliament, Demetris Silores, at the headquarters of the Cyprus Parliament in the capital, Nicosia, the latest developments and conditions in Libya and the region, and briefed him on the reality of the situation in Libya, especially in the capital «Tripoli», and what the armed forces are doing in Its war against terrorism, extremism, and armed militias outside the law supported by foreign countries and the government of the "Al-Sarraj" allied to it, according to the statement issued by the Libyan parliament.
Saleh stressed, "The illegitimacy of the government of Fayez al-Sarraj, the end of its mandate in accordance with the unconstitutional political agreement, and its failure to fulfill the role assigned to it and its alliance with terrorists and extremists against the Libyan people." Saleh also called for the withdrawal of international recognition of the Saraj government, and both sides agreed during the meeting to form a communication committee Permanent among parliamentarians.
In turn, the President of the Cypriot Parliament stressed his country's support for the Libyan army in its war against terrorism, extremism and armed militias, and its rejection of foreign intervention in Libya.
It is noteworthy that Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, the Libyan Parliament and the European Union rejected two memoranda of security cooperation and the demarcation of maritime borders concluded by Turkey with the Saraj government.
The Tunisian army and security forces raised the state of alert on the eastern border in anticipation of possible developments of the conflict in Libya. In parallel, dozens of protesters from Tunisian civil society organized yesterday a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Tunis, a few days after the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan For the country, the protesters protested against possible plans for a Turkish military intervention in Libya.
For his part, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that he had spoken with Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and confirmed that he had warned Erdogan of the repercussions of military intervention in Libya, and said that this step would lead to many civilian casualties, and would not be in the interest of Which side.
- The Libyan parliament confirms the illegitimacy of the government
Al-Sarraj ... and Italy warns Erdogan not to interfere
Military in Libya.