Turkey extends troop deployment to Libya and Afghanistan

10:53 24/12/2020 - Πηγή: Armynow

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved bills that grant an 18-month extension for troops to be deployed in Libya and Afghanistan, opposition left-wing newspaper Evrensel reported.

The bill on Libya cites the support

requested by the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Evrensel said.

Turkish parliament passed the Libya deployment bill on Jan. 2.

While the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) backed the motion, the main opposition Republican

People’s Party (CHP), Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Good (IYI) Party,Felicity (Saadet) Party and Democrat Party voted against it.

The motion grants Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to ability send Turkish troops to foreign lands to carry out military operations, leaving the decision over the limit, amount and duration to the Turkish president, Evrensel added.

Meanwhile, The Turkish parliament approved another bill to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Afghanistan for 18 months as part of NATO’s support mission.

The bill was first put into effect on Jan. 6, 2019, allowing the Turkishgovernment to send troops to Afghanistan to support the NATO-led mission Resolute Support.

Source: ahvalnews.com

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