Turkey on Tuesday called on all powers supporting Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar to \u201crethink their position and invest\u201d in the Libyan government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to Turkey\u2019s support for the legitimate government of Libya, the destabilizing and illegitimate Haftar forces are losing ground in Libya. All those powers supporting Haftar must rethink their position and invest in the legitimate government for peace and stability,\u201d Fahrettin Altun, Turkey\u2019s communications director, said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Under the guidance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Altun said Turkey is \u201ca capable country that can pursue terrorists in Syria and Iraq while supporting our brothers and sisters in Libya simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Libyan Army has recently made gains against Haftar’s militias, which are supported by France, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.<\/p>\n
Following the ouster of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya’s government was founded in 2015 under a UN-led political deal. Since April 2019, the government has been under attack by Haftar’s forces, based in eastern Libya, and more than 1,000 people have been killed in the violence.<\/p>\n
Stressing that Turkey will not tolerate terrorists who are trying to take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak in northern Syria and northern Iraq, Altun said his country would not allow another humanitarian crisis in Idlib, northwestern Syria.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey\u2019s commitment to keeping stability and peace in the region has been clear. We\u2019ve committed significant military, economic, and humanitarian resources to realize this end. Any terrorist who think they can derail our efforts is gravely mistaken,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Referring to agreements on Syria, Altun said Turkey is \u201cready to enforce the terms of the agreement\u201d if other fails to do their part.<\/p>\n
This March, Ankara and Moscow agreed on a protocol urging parties to \u201ccease all military actions along the line of contact in the Idlib de-escalation area.\u201d<\/p>\n
The protocol said joint Turkish-Russian patrols would begin on March 15 along the M4 highway from the settlement of Trumba \u2013 2 km (1.2 miles) to the west of Saraqib \u2013 to the settlement of Ain al-Havr.<\/p>\n
Idlib has long been under siege by Assad regime forces and its allies, and previous cease-fires for the region were plagued by violations.<\/p>\n
Turkey has worked to protect the local civilian population as well as rid the wider region of terrorist elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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