Cairo seeks support to keep Turkish troops out of Libya
Egypt is trying to diplomatically mobilize the international community to reject Turkey's expected military intervention in northwest Libya.
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.
In an interview with CNN Turk on Jan.5, Turkish President Erdogan announced that Turkish soldiers will gradually start heading to Libya.
In a Jan. 2 statement, Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned the Turkish parliament’s decision and called on the international community to “handle its responsibilities immediately facing this development.”
