Libya rivals agree to find solution to conflict

‘The head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government and a rival military commander have agreed to find a solution to the country’s six-year-old conflict.
Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the Government of National Accord (GNA), and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, whose fighters control most of eastern Libya including key oil ports, held a rare meeting in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
The two sides issued separate statements on Wednesday, urging a resolution to Libya’s political and economic conflict. They also stressed the importance of unifying efforts to fight Takfiri terrorist groups.
Libya has faced a power vacuum since a US-led military intervention resulted in the downfall of its longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The country has been grappling with chaos and the emergence of numerous militant groups, including Daesh Takfiri terrorists who are concentrated in Iraq and Syria.’
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