An official in Tripoli confirmed a formal request had been made for Turkish military support in the air, on the ground and at sea. Turkey has already sent military supplies to the GNA despite a U.N. arms embargo, according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters last month. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday and they agreed the crisis must be resolved peacefully, the Kremlin said. “Russia is there with 2,000 Wagner (fighters),” Erdogan said on Thursday, also referring to some 5,000 fighters from Sudan in Libya. The UAE, Egypt and Jordan have for years provided military support for Haftar’s forces, U.N. reports have said.

Source: National Post December 26, 2019 22:52 UTC