Author: Jenny Gathright / Source: NPR.org
Updated at 3:48 p.m.
International concern is mounting over the situation in Libya. The Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Haftar, says it has now advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli, where the U.
N.-backed government is located.G7 foreign ministers have urged an end to the fighting. “We urge all involved parties to immediately halt all military activity and movements toward Tripoli,” the body, which is composed of the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. wrote in a statement.
The U.N. Security Council, which met behind closed doors on Friday, has also called on Libyan National Army forces to cease their advances.
The fear, according to The Associated Press, is that the Libyan National Army’s advances toward the capitol could lead to “a major showdown with rival militias.” Both the Libyan National Army and the U.N.-backed government have various militias supporting them.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres left Libya on Friday. He met with Gen. Haftar and then told journalists he was leaving Libya “with a deep concern and a heavy heart.” Guterres has insisted that Libya needs a political solution, not a military one, and said the U.N….
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