Turkey would hardly have begun to intervene in the Libyan conflict, if not for economic interests.
About this on Thursday, May 28, writes the publication “Al Bawaba”.
According to media reports, external forces see an impressive potential in Libya, including the development of minerals and the implementation of infrastructure projects in a country destroyed by the conflict. This explains the active participation of Turkey in the protracted confrontation.
Support for the so-called Government of National Consent Faiz Saraj will not be free. In particular, Ankara counts on supporting its own energy claims in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as guaranteeing the fulfillment of obligations under construction contracts worth $ 25 billion, which are currently frozen.
As News Front previously reported, Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army resumed its offensive on Tripoli late last year. The government of national consensus in response requested support from Ankara, after which Turkish-loyal jihadists who fought in Syria came to the aid of local militants.
The Libyan crisis began in 2011. Then, during the armed coup, Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown, which entailed the creation of dual power in the country. So, in Tripoli, with the support of the West, the so-called Government of National Accord was formed, which refused to recognize the Libyan parliament in the city of Tobruk, who nominated General Haftar for the post of commander.