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Libya needs two more cities back before talking peace
Cairo: The internationally recognised government of Libya says its military will continue its offensive against an eastern strongman backed by Russia until it...
Former army general and one-time CIA asset Khalifa Hifter, 76, took part of the capital Tripoli last year in a last-ditch attempt to rule the country, but retreated in recent days, allowing…
- Samer Khalil Al-Atrush
- Brisbane Times / Bloomberg, AP
On Sunday, Hifter, standing alongside his backer Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, announced he was ceasing his year-long offensive, and…
Sisi said his country’s brokered peace initiative would include a ceasefire starting on Monday and…