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Spotlight LIBYA TURKEY Issue dated 11/07/2019

Erdogan protects Sarraj but risks regional conflict

It took government of national accord (GNA) chief Fayez Sarraj just an hour and a half to put himself under Turkey's protection… and risk turning the Libyan conflict into a direct confrontation between foreign armies. The Libyan prime minister, who [...] (681 words)

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