A security team including Turkish special security forces arrived in the Libyan capital on Friday to guard President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his scheduled visit to Tripoli, informed sources revealed.
The Turkish president is expected to meet with the Turkish forces in Misrata, western Libya, who are assigned to support Fayez al-Sarraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA), the sources added.
Meanwhile, the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that its forces had conducted an expanded field maneuver using live ammunition, in preparation to deter and combat terrorism and attain peace across Libya.
LNA’s Tariq Bin Ziyad Reinforced Brigade said in a statement on Saturday that the maneuver included elites from special teams, specialized artillery battalions, armor, missiles, military engineering, special forces, the air force and the parachute team.
Professional deterrent offensive and defensive tactics and storming operations were carried out in the presence of the brigade commander other military commanders, it added.
According to the statement, forces have showed accuracy in hitting targets, high maneuverability and capability to exploit the nature of battleground to carry out their tasks on the specified time.
