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Turkey’s military involvement in Libya set to grow

Turkey's formalization of military support to Libya's internationally recognized government has prompted worries of an on-the-ground confrontation with Russia.

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the audience during the official opening of the new Cambridge Central Mosque, in Cambridge, Britain, Dec. 5, 2019. — Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey is poised to formalize its military support to Libya’s internationally recognized government, that would inclue dispatching a rapid reaction force to the war convulsed North African nation if need be, under the terms of an agreement that will be brought before the Turkish parliament for ratification

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his pledge to provide the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) with backing in wake of a deal they signed Nov. 27. It covers intelligence-sharing and arms deliveries, among other things.

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