On Dec. 16, 2019, Turkey's parliament approved the agreement that Erdogan and Sarraj had signed on Nov. 27 in Istanbul. It also leaves open the possibility for the Turkish military to deploy its own "quick reaction force" in direct support of the GNA. The Turkish President had also decried Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who as "not a legitimate leader" and "representative of an illegal structure." Forces aligned with his Libyan National Army (LNA), with support from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia, control much of the country. You can read more about Haftar and the origins of the current Libyan conflict in this past War Zone piece.

Source: Libya Today December 17, 2019 01:41 UTC