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Deadly clashes erupt in Libya despite ceasefire

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At least three people were killed and more than two dozen wounded in Libya, in warlord Khalifa Haftar’s surprise offensive. His forces advanced 120 kilometers east of Misrata city and seized the town of Abugrein, which was under the control of the GNA, whose seat is in the capital, Tripoli.
Libya is divided in two rival governments. Its UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), who is backed by Turkey, is in conflict with Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), backed by Russia, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
Since September, Russia and Turkey have been mediating a ceasefire in an effort to put an end to the conflict. The negotiations, known as the Berlin peace process, were held with the participation of France, Italy, Germany, and the UK. However, Haftar rejected the ceasefire.
A LNA source said “we captured a number of [GNA] militiamen” during the fighting. Misrata is Libya’s second-largest city and home to militias who oppose Haftar.
“Over the last 10 days, numerous cargo and other flights have been observed landing at Libyan airports in the western and eastern parts of the country providing the parties with advanced weapons, armoured vehicles, advisers and fighters”, the United Nations said in a statement.
Recently, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that Libya’s civil war has become a playground for foreign forces in North Africa and threatens to spill over into the Sahel and Lake Chad regions.

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