The UK Government is not currently contemplating sending ground troops to Libya but a future decision to do so might not need the approval of MPs, Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, has said.
During Commons question-time, the minister said it was "too early" to say what kind of assistance Libya would be seeking in its fight against so-called Islamic State militants also known as Daesh.
Earlier today, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visited Libya to show support for the country's new UN-backed government of national accord, meeting prime minister-designate Fayez Serraj.
