Turkey will vote on troop deployment in conflict-torn Libya
Following a powerful push by the forces of General Khalifa Haftar against the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the UN-supported government of Libya has requested military support from Turkey, adding that while this would constitute an escalation of violence in the region, such an act may not be necessary if Haftar called off his offensive. Turkey will soon hold a vote on fulfilling the Libyan government's request.
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