Libya's combatants declare key coast road open


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  • Friday, 30 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Libyan security officers stand on a truck during the re-opening of the cross road across the frozen frontline between east and west in Libya, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili/File Photo

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Libya's warring sides reopened the main coast road across the frontline on Friday, a key element of a ceasefire they agreed last year that has involved months of negotiations.

The U.N.-backed 5+5 committee drawn from commander Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) and western-based forces that have supported Tripoli-based governments said in a statement the road was open from 0900 GMT.

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