Libyan army & LNA troops participate in EFES-2026 exercise in Turkey

May 20, 2026 | International actors

Currently, 177 troops from the Libyan army and 331 troops (including a naval vessel) from the Libyan National Army (LNA) are participating in EFES-2026, the Turkish Armed Forces’ combined/joint exercise, with consists of a computer-assisted command-post phase and a live-fire field phase in İzmir. The command-post phase ran from 11–17 April, while the live phase runs from 20 April to 21 May. In total, 21 countries are involved in this multinational exercise.