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The Libyan capital, Tripoli, where at least 30 people were killed in a air attack at the weekend and which is now under threat general Khalifa Haftar (Photo: hakeem.gadi)

EU rejects Turkish troops in Libya

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell - along with a handful of leading EU states - have rejected Turkish military presence and deployment in Libya.

Following a meeting with foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, Borrell on Tuesday (7 January) called for an immediate ceasefire in and around Tripoli.

He told reporters in Brussels that outside interference in Libya was only making the crisis worse.

"It is obvious that this makes a referenc...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, where at least 30 people were killed in a air attack at the weekend and which is now under threat general Khalifa Haftar (Photo: hakeem.gadi)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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