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Before Libya, Turkey’s main military operations abroad – EURACTIV.com

Before Libya, Turkey’s main military operations abroad
EURACTIV.com with AFP Jan 3, 2020

After Turkey’s parliament passed a bill on Thursday (2 January) approving a deployment of armed forces to Libya, here is a look back at some of the other Turkish military operations abroad.

The deployment to Libya is aimed at shoring up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, which has been under sustained attack since April by military strongman General Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by Turkey’s regional rivals.

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