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- Haftar used his televised address to accuse Turkey, without naming it, of trying to "colonize" Libya
- His comments came after Turkey recently approved a parliamentary motion to deploy troops in Libya
TRIPOLI: The leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar said on Friday his forces would "confront and expel" any foreign troops sent to the country.
His comments came after Turkey recently approved a parliamentary motion to deploy troops in Libya.
Haftar used his televised address to accuse Turkey, without naming it, of trying to "colonize" Libya, and said: "The friendly Turkish people must rise up against the adventurer who is pushing his army to death."
The LNA leader also accused Turkey's president Recep Tayip Erdogan of trying to ignite a conflict to target Middle East security and of attempts to "revive the Ottoman legacy in Libya and the region."