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Turkish Parliament approves request to extend deployment of troops to Libya for 18 months.https://t.co/PzK4AXb3CT#Libya #LibyaReview pic.twitter.com/axeBaHcOeo
| Al Ahram adds: |
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
's parliament on Tuesday extended for another 18 months a mandate that allows the deployment of
The mandate was renewed with the votes of President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...'s ruling party and its nationalist allies which hold a majority in parliament.
An opposition party also voted in favor of the extension.
The mandate first came into force in January 2020 following a security and military agreement that Turkey reached with Libya's UN-backed administration in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, western Libya. It was then extended by 18 months in December 2020.
Erdogan requested the latest extension citing the ongoing ``political uncertainty'' in Libya and ``risks and threats'' that could threaten Turkey's interests in the Mediterranean and North Africa.
The request said
Turkey's support for the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) helped turn the tide of war in Libya.
| The GNA was superseded by the Government of National Unity in 2021, so it would be interesting to know with whom Turkey is currently agreeing their agreement. |
Turkey at the time also signed a controversial maritime agreement with the Tripoli government, giving it access to a contested economic zone across the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The deal added to tensions in Turkey's dispute with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt over oil and gas drilling rights.