The Deepening Crisis in Turkey-Egypt Relations
... well as the dispatch of a limited contingent of troops, led to a new stage in the internationalization of the conflict and aggravation of the confrontation between the parties at war in Libya, as well as between the countries supporting them. After Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the need to bring Turkish troops into Libya, Haftar met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and asked the President of Egypt for additional military support. In response to the actions taken by Turkey, Egypt held military exercises involving one of the Mistral helicopter carriers, a submarine, frigates, and military boats, as well as special forces units. Besides that, the Egyptian Air Force participated in the manoeuvres. During the exercise,...