Turkish, Qatari and German ministers visit Libya

Turkey and Qatar's defence ministers and Germany's foreign minister visited the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday amid efforts to secure a ceasefire in the divided country, Libyan and Turkish media reported.

Turkey provided crucial military support to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord ( GNA) to help it stave off a 14-month assault from rival forces based in eastern Libya earlier this year. Libya has been split since 2014 between factions based in the east and west of the country, and regional powers have aligned themselves with the competing sides.