Erdogan warns EU for terrorist attacks if Tripoli government falls

In the article published Saturday in Politico, on the eve of a peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said that the European Union's failure to adequately support the National Accord Government (GNA) would be “a betrayal of its fundamental values, including democracy and human rights “, Kosova reports.

“Europe will face a series of problems and threats if Libya's legitimate government falls”.

“terrorist organisations such as I SIS [ISIL] and al-Qaeda, who suffered a military defeat in Syria and Iraq, will find a fertile land to return to their feet”

The “considering that Europe is less interested in providing military support for Libya, the obvious solution is to work with Turkey, which has already promised military assistance”.

“We will train Libya's security forces and help them fight terrorism, trafficking of human beings and other serious threats against international security”.

The eastern-based forces of military commander Renegadier Khalifa Haftar have been engaged in a Tripoli attack for more than nine months targeting GNA led by Fayez al-Sarraj. Fighting has left more than 2,000 people dead, including about 280 civilians and displaced tens of thousands more.