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Turkey Seeks Diplomatic Gains After Risky Libya Military Intervention

Dorian Jones

   ISTANBUL - Turkey is seeking to reap diplomatic rewards from its
   military success in Libya. Recent gains by Turkish-backed forces of the
   Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) are enhancing Ankara's
   influence in Libya and with the European Union.

   Turkey sent military personnel to Libya in January to support the
   Tripoli-based GNA. It had been under sustained attack from forces led
   by Libyan General Khalif Haftar, who has a power base in eastern Libya.
   Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) has the backing of countries such
   as the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Russia.
   The Turkish military deployment to Libya, widely seen as a gamble by
   President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, turned out to be a game changer in the
   civil war.

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