“Today we announce jihad and universal mobilization. Weapons will be provided to both men and women, military and civilians, ”RIA Novosti quoted Khaftar as saying.
At the end of December, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a memorandum on military cooperation between Turkey and the Libyan National Accord Government (PNS).
Later, the PNS formally requested military assistance from Turkey.
The Turkish parliament approved a bill that provides for the sending of the Turkish military to Libya.