Turkey laments killing of military personnel in Libya

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country has lost two soldiers killed in Libya where Turkish troops are supporting the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).

The Libyan government is fighting an insurgency by rebel forces under general Khalifa Haftar, based in Eastern Libya.

Gen Haftar is backed by Egypt and the UAE, while the UN-backed government is supported by Turkey and its ally Qatar