A spokeswoman for the Turkish Ministry of Defence announced that it has completed the training of 8,500 members of the Libyan Armed Forces inside its territory or in Libya, and that 1,500 members are still receiving training at the hands of the Turkish forces. He added that Turkish explosive experts have so far neutralized 5,300 mines, with the aim of contributing to achieving security and stability in Libya, pointing out that more than 20,000 Libyans have received health services at the hands of Turkish medical personnel in a hospital set up by them in the capital, Tripoli.
Turkish military officials considered that their country's objective is to preserve the unity and territorial integrity of Libya, and to establish security and stability in it, according to the principle of "Libya for the Libyans." They also stressed that "Turkey will continue to provide support to its Libyan brothers in their just cause, to achieve stability in the country, draft a constitution and hold free elections."
Turkey has sent thousands of its forces alongside mercenaries from the Syrian factions loyal to it, affiliated with the so-called "Syrian National Army", according to the memorandum of understanding for military and security cooperation signed with the former Government of National Accord headed by Fayez Al Sarraj on November 27, 2019. It rejects the calls of the international community to withdraw, after it took control of land, sea and air bases in western Libya, under the pretext that its military presence in Libya came at the request of its legitimate government.
Despite international demands for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, recently, Turkey sent a new batch Syrian mercenaries, after it resumed transfers and replacements between mercenaries loyal to it, in a step that confirms its adherence to their presence alongside with its soldiers. the new contingent consisted of 150 mercenaries, most of them from the "Mohammed Al Fatah Brigade", one of the factions of the so-called "Syrian National Army" loyal to Turkey.
Days before that, Turkey replaced about 250 mercenaries who spent a long time in Libya, after the Turkish forces agreed to resume flights for vacations, stopped since January 27.