WorldNews Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 [attach=full]19188[/attach]UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon urged rival Libyan lawmakers to try to nail down a political agreement by the weekend as they began three days of "decisive" talks Friday. As the talks got under way in Morocco, the Libyan government said loyalist forces had launched an offensive to "liberate" Tripoli, seized by Islamist-backed militia seized last summer. The announcement came as the Fajr Libya militia that controls Tripoli said it had clashed with a group of gunmen who infiltrated Aziziya, 35 kilometres (22 miles) south of Tripoli, and captured a number of them. Fajr Libya is an alliance of militias, including Islamists, who have installed a government in Tripoli opposed to the internationally recognised legislature and cabinet based in the east. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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