Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord


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  • Sunday, 13 Dec 2015

General view of the meeting between Libya's two rival governments in Tunis, Tunisia, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

ROME (Reuters) - The United States and Italy on Sunday led an international diplomatic push to get Libya's warring factions to sign a deal to form a unity government, hoping it will stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni, flanked by United Nation's envoy Martin Kobler and 18 delegates began a meeting to press the Libyan camps to move forward after a year of U.N. talks.

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