FILE PHOTO: Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj, Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister, speaks during a news conference in Tripoli, Libya February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli announced a ceasefire on Friday and the leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya also appealed for a halt to hostilities.
The statements offered hope for a deescalation of a regionalised conflict that has wracked the country since a 2011 uprising, displacing hundreds of thousands, slashing oil production and opening space for migrant smugglers and militants.
