Lawmakers loyal to Libya's U.N.-backed government on Thursday denounced an ...
TRIPOLI - Lawmakers loyal to Libya’s U.N.-backed government on Thursday denounced an attack on Tripoli by an ally of the United Arab Emirates and defended their record in fighting terrorism, after the Gulf state said “extremist militias” ruled the capital.
Haftar is fighting to capture Tripoli from forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government, and an official of the Gulf state said on Thursday the priority in Libya was to counter “extremism/terrorism”. Several lawmakers met in the capital to show opposition to Haftar’s assault, which since its launch more than three weeks ago has all but wrecked U.N.-backed efforts for a peace deal between the rival factions to end eight years of conflict.Some parliamentarians appeared to be incensed by the UAE’s allegation, although they did not mention the Gulf state.
Libya split in 2014 into rival administrations, and the Tripoli conflict has scuppered plans by the United Nations to hold elections to produce a national government and parliament.The conflict threatens to unsettle oil supplies, increase migration across the Mediterranean to Europe and wreck U.N. plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west.
The attendance of parliamentarians was not officially disclosed, but organizers said about 42 lawmakers had arrived. Reuters identified about 10 lawmakers in a crowded room.
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