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Ceasefire agreed to end fighting in Libya’s Tripoli, says UN
Rival militias in and around Tripoli already forged and promptly violated a ceasefire
- Borzou Daragahi
- Independent
Warring factions in Libya’s capital have signed onto a shaky ceasefire aimed at ending 10 days of fighting that has left dozens dead and displaced thousands.
The deal came hours after Libya’s UN envoy, Ghassam Salame, swooped into Tripoli and summoned politicians and warlords for an emergency meeting to end fighting that had plunged the city of one million into a fresh round of misery, violence, and chaos.
“A ceasefire agreement…