This archive report was first published on 2 January 2020.
Published on January 2, 2020, Libya has been plagued by chaos since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
The country's rival administrations in the east and west are vying for power, with the elected parliament in the east allied with military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
Haftar is at war with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.
"Al-Sarraj and those who support him have requested a foreign intervention in Libya that we designate as high treason", said Ehmayed Houma, parliament's deputy vice speaker.
Responding to Turkey's military deployment in support of the GNA, Houma announced an urgent session of parliament to study the repercussions of this move.
"This misguided step by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have serious repercussions in the region", Houma warned, calling on Libyans to rally behind Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA).
The GNA has justified its request for help from Turkey, citing the need to repel Haftar's offensive on the capital.
"The GNA has every right to defend its legitimacy and to protect civilians against aggression by a collection of coup perpetrators", said interior minister Fathi Bachagha.
