Top: Territorial map of the Libyan Civil War in January 2020 Turkish-GNA victory Turkey Syrian Interim Government SADAT International Defense Consultancy In support of: Government of National Accord (until 2021) Government of National Unity (since 2021) House of Representatives Ba'athist Syria[5] Wagner Group Gaddafi loyalists 2 killed[17][18] 496 killed[19] 27 captured,[20]400+ deserted[21] Islamist conflict with Libyan National Army ISIL and anti-ISIL operations Factional fighting LNA vs GNA Terror attacks Foreign involvement Peace Process In January 2020, Turkey militarily intervened in support of the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in the 2014–2020 Libyan civil war.

Military intervention was approved by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 2 January 2020, which passed a one-year mandate to deploy troops to Libya.

Secondary Turkish objectives are believed to include countering Egyptian and Emirati influence in the Middle East and North Africa.

Subsequently, the United Nations called for restraint after Libya's Tripoli-based government placed its forces on high alert in the southern desert region in anticipation of an attack by fighters loyal to the eastern military leader Khalifa Haftar.

[38] Following the approval of the one-year mandate to send troops to Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Turkish forces had begun to be deployed in the country on 5 January.

[43][44] On 1 April, a Turkish Navy frigate fired a surface-to-air missile at a LNA drone which had got close to it, which landed in Ajaylat.

[45][46] With the support of Turkish drones, GNA forces seized recaptured the coastal towns of Sorman, Sabratha, Ajaylat, Aljmail, Regdalin, Zaltan, and Al Assah on 13 April and successfully re-connected GNA-controlled territory with the Tunisian border.

The airstrikes destroyed GNA military equipment brought by Turkey, including three MIM-23 Hawk air defense systems stationed in the base.

[68] In July 2020, Al Arabiyah reported that Turkey sent Syrian, Tunisian, Egyptian, and Sudanese mercenaries into Libya with planes.

The Turkish Foreign Minister responded that the military forces were present under a training agreement reached with the previous government.

[74][75] In July 2021, the United States added Turkey to the list of countries that are implicated in the use of child soldiers, because it used them in Syria and Libya.

[80][81][82] In addition, a UN report claimed that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates were the main powers who constantly violated the arms embargo.

[85][86][87][88][89] In 2020, a joint investigation of The Guardian, Bellingcat, Lighthouse Reports, Stern, ARD and elDiario.es revealed regular flights of cargo planes, transferring arms and personnel, between Turkish and Libyan airports.

[90] In September 2021, a report of the Operation Irini revealed that Turkey refused the inspection of Turkish ships heading to Libya 6 times.