Turkey to Soon Back Sending Troops to Libya at Its Request

  • Motion to be submitted to legislature in early January
  • Turkish president says Libya has invited Turkish troops
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Fayez Al-Sarraj in Istanbul in Nov.Photographer: Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Turkey’s government will ask parliament in early January to authorize the deployment of troops to Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after the internationally recognized administration in Tripoli agreed to formally request help.

The legislative motion will be the government’s “first act” after parliament returns from its recess on Jan. 7, Erdogan said Thursday in Ankara.