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Turkey backs Nemroush as joint military commission wants it out

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Former Libyan Defense Minister Salaheddine al-Nemroush.
Former Libyan Defense Minister Salaheddine al-Nemroush. © Hussein Eddeb/Alay Live News/Alamy

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Ankara continues to influence the west of the country, despite the Joint Military Committee's little-appreciated request that the country withdraw its troops from Libyan territory. Turkey recently appointed former Libyan defence minister Salaheddine al-Nemroush as commander of a military zone where the main Turkish base is located.

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