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Libya's Rival Parliaments Sign Unity Government Deal
Source: Associated Press
Libya's Rival Parliaments Sign Unity Government Deal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC. 17, 2015, 10:31 A.M. E.S.T.
SKHIRAT, Morocco — Members of Libya's rival parliaments on Thursday signed a landmark, U.N.-sponsored deal on forming a unity government that will strive to bring peace to the war-ravaged country.
Supporters of the agreement hope that rival political factions and militias will embrace the deal and agree on a cease-fire, so that they can fend off the Islamic State extremist group, which is expanding its gains in the North African country.
The document was signed in Morocco by Emhemed Shoaib, the deputy speaker of the internationally recognized Libyan parliament, and Salah al-Makhzoum, the second deputy of the Islamist-backed parliament based in the capital, Tripoli.
Libya slid into chaos following the 2011 toppling and killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Over a year ago, it was further torn — in addition to having two parliaments — between the internationally recognized government, based in the country's east, and the Islamist-backed government in Tripoli.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC. 17, 2015, 10:31 A.M. E.S.T.
SKHIRAT, Morocco — Members of Libya's rival parliaments on Thursday signed a landmark, U.N.-sponsored deal on forming a unity government that will strive to bring peace to the war-ravaged country.
Supporters of the agreement hope that rival political factions and militias will embrace the deal and agree on a cease-fire, so that they can fend off the Islamic State extremist group, which is expanding its gains in the North African country.
The document was signed in Morocco by Emhemed Shoaib, the deputy speaker of the internationally recognized Libyan parliament, and Salah al-Makhzoum, the second deputy of the Islamist-backed parliament based in the capital, Tripoli.
Libya slid into chaos following the 2011 toppling and killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Over a year ago, it was further torn — in addition to having two parliaments — between the internationally recognized government, based in the country's east, and the Islamist-backed government in Tripoli.
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/12/17/world/middleeast/ap-ml-libya.html
