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Turkish parliament passes Libya deployment bill, but troops unlikely for now

?Turkey’s Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a Bill that allows troops to be deployed in Libya, in a move that paves the way for further military cooperation between Ankara and Tripoli but is unlikely to put boots on the ground immediately.

President Tayyip Erdogan said last week Turkey would deploy troops in Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).

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