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Turkey Announces Plan to Send Troops to Libya
The Turkish government aims to pass a bill authorizing troop reinforcements (Reuters) for Libya’s internationally recognized government by January 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Ankara was acting at the invitation (Anadolu) of Libya’s government after a cooperation agreement between the two countries, Erdogan said. Libya’s civil war intensified in recent weeks after an offensive (Al Jazeera) on Tripoli by rebel commander Khalifa Haftar, who is supported by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia-backed military contractors. Russian and Turkish delegations met in Moscow this week to discuss possible compromises (Reuters) on both the Libyan and Syrian conflicts.
Analysis
“Erdogan announces plan to send troops to Libya, pitting Turkey against Russia and Egypt in a proxy conflict over Tripoli. Note: the once-dominant United States is MIA,” CFR’s Martin S. Indyk tweeted.

“From Ankara’s perspective, the pair of agreements with Libya potentially offer a way to shape the region’s future in its own favor—or at least prevent what it sees as the unacceptable rise in influence of rivals like Russia and Egypt in the Mediterranean,” Keith Johnson writes for Foreign Policy.