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UN envoy in Libya urges militias to ceasefire

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The United Nations envoy to Libya has urged the country's rival militias to cease fire and work on a political settlement.

 

Bernardino Leon's visit to the eastern city of Tobruk, the seat of the elected parliament, came at a time Islamist-allied militias have cemented their control over the capital, Tripoli, after defeating rivals in battles that forced thousands to flee.

 

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