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Rival faction challenges Libya’s UN-back government in Tripoli
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Libyan faction opposed to the UN-backed government seized a building used by parliament in Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , proclaiming its own authority and demanding a new government in a challenge to Western plans to end the instability in the country. Libya’s internationally backed government, which has struggled to impose its authority on rival factions, condemned the takeover of the Rixos Hotel as a bid to scuttle its attempts to form a stable government in the North African OPEC member. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-16 |
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