It’s hoped Government of National Accord leader Fayez Al Sarraj will ink and deal with rebel lead Khalifa Haftar.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who support opposing parties in Libya, called for the ceasefire when they met in Istanbul last week.

There were exchanges of fire at the weekend leading to fears that the truce would not hold.

Then the GNA and rebel leader headed for the Russian capital  raising hope that the eight years of turmoil that have brought Libya to its knees since the killing of Muammar Gaddafi might be coming to and end.

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The opposition backs the Arab League contention that Turkish intervention would aggravate the conflict in Libya and destabilize the region.

But the government has a strong enough majority to ensure lawmakers approve putting Turkish boots on the ground in Tripoli.

President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to honour a strategic treaty he has signed to support  the Libyan government when it’s attacked.

He also wants to protect Turkish economic interests in Libya and the eastern Mediterranean.

The Tripoli government is threatened by Russian-backed rebel leader Khalifa Haftar whose fighters have twice kidnapped Turkish sailors.

Turkey’s initial plans are to send non-combatant advisors.

Analysts believe fighting men will soon follow.

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