Whereas Turkey’s support in Libya comes at the request of its UN-recognised and legitimate government, Egypt is self justifying its planned interference to back a warlord
passed a measure authorising the use of troops in neighbouring Libya, just weeks after the country’s autocratic leader, Abdel Fattah al Sisi, warned of military operations there.
The Egyptian dictator has designated the strategic cities of Sirte and Jufra as ‘red lines’, as GNA forces prepare to retake them from the Cairo-backed warlord who stands accused of conducting massacres and killing civilians. Libya’s Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha, on Tuesday said that Egyptian parliament’s decision is a “declaration of war” against his country.
Participants agreed to form a unity government, which would be recognised by the UN and the international community. Such help has not been superfluous to the GNA’s needs. For the Libya's government, the support has averted an existential danger.
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