Thousands have been killed and injured in the fighting, and more than 120,000 people fled their homes from the violence.
TURKEY'S PLEDGE
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday evening that Turkey is "gradually" sending troops to Libya under a deal inked with the GNA.
"Our soldiers are gradually going," Erdogan told the cnnTurk broadcaster in a televised interview, saying that "the duty of Turkish soldiers is to ensure ceasefire and not to fight."
"What we will do in Libya is to strengthen the legitimate government," he added, noting an operation center would be established in the North African country torn by the raging civil war.
The mission for Turkish troops in Libya is to make coordination at the operation center, said the Turkish leader.
The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a motion authorizing the government to deploy troops to Libya in support of the GNA, as Ankara signed with it security and military cooperation agreements as well as a controversial maritime boundary memorandum at the end of November.
ESCALATING TENSIONS
In recent weeks there has been an escalation of fighting and airstrikes in the North African country. On Saturday, an airstrike hit a military academy in Tripoli, killing 30 students and injuring 33 others.
The forces of the UN-backed government blamed the rival east-based army for the airstrike, and the east-based army denied it.
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