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Libya Armed Groups Step Back after Tripoli Escalation
Libya's parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that armed groups backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli, after the U.N. warned of a new escalation in the divided country. Libya has had rival administrations since the eastern-based assembly swore in a prime minister earlier this month in a challenge to interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah. Dbeibah has refused to hand over power to Fathi Bashagha, arguing that his own administration, installed last year under a United Nations-led peace process, has a mandate to rule until elections. Pro-Bashagha forces had deployed on the eastern edges of Tripoli on Thursday, prompting the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to warn against any escalation. But Bashagha's office said in a statement in the early hours of Friday that the groups had "opted not to use arms, and to return to their bases." Read the rest at the link Posted by: badanov 2022-03-13 |
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