The Turkish government says it remains hopeful that the ceasefire it helped to negotiate in the Libyan civil war will hold, despite the refusal of the Libyan National Army (LNA) to sign a permanent truce.
LNA leader Khalifa Haftar left peace talks in Moscow after rejecting a Turkish- and Russian-brokered deal. The deal sought to end the latest round of civil conflict in Libya, which has been raging between the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and the LNA, backers of the government based in Tobruk.
Libya has been embroiled in conflict since the rebellion against long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi during the Arab Spring. The government which replaced Gaddafi subsequently collapsed due to infighting, and the country returned to civil war, which has raged on and off since 2014.
A complex series of rising and falling governments, as well as militias and armies that constantly change sides, has made the conflict difficult to follow for outsiders.
Late in 2019, the GNA, which the United Nations recognizes as the government of Libya, was saved from military collapse by the intervention of Turkish troops and advisors. This led to the ceasefire now in danger of collapse.