The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Khalifa Haftar and his "military structure" as illegal, saying there's no international accord about him. “We will be protecting the rights of Libya and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean,” he said on A Haber TV. “We are more than ready to give whatever support necessary to Libya.” Erdogan added. He added that the military and security MoU with Libya will be in effect after the Turkish Parliament approves it. "The eastern Mediterranean region harbors huge hydrocarbon reserves and we have received information about some firms discovering the substance in that area.

Source: Libya Observer December 16, 2019 18:00 UTC