U.N. warns over Libya threats


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Aug 2022

A military vehicle belonging to the Libyan armed unit, 444 Brigade, backing the Government of National Unity (GNU) and its Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, drives in Ain Zara area in Tripoli, Libya, July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

TUNIS (Reuters) - The United Nations Libya mission said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned by what it called an ongoing mobilisation of forces and threats to use force to resolve the country's political crisis.

Libya has been enmeshed in a stalemate for months after the eastern-based parliament swore in a new prime minister despite the incumbent in Tripoli refusing to cede power, leading to a standoff with armed factions backing each side.

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