Erdogan Wins One-Year Mandate to Send Turkey Troops to Libya
- Italy and Egypt signaled their opposition to Erdogan’s plans
- Trump told Erdogan foreign interference complicates situation
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar makes a speech to Turkish soldiers as he visits the 8th Main Jet Base Command in Diyarbakir, Turkey on Jan. 1.
Photographer: Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Turkey’s parliament authorized the government to deploy troops to back Libya’s internationally recognized administration against rival forces, deepening a proxy war that’s drawn in Russia and regional powers.
The parliament on Thursday voted 325 to 184 to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a one-year mandate to dispatch troops at the request of the government of Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj.