U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haf...
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Friday in a bid to avert renewed civil war as his forces advanced on the capital Tripoli to challenge the internationally recognized government.
LNA forces on Thursday took Gharyan, about 80 km south of Tripoli after skirmishes with forces allied to Tripoli-based Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj. The escalation surprised the United Nations, whose Secretary-General Guterres had been in Tripoli this week to help organize a national reconciliation conference planned for later this month.
On Thursday, Saleh welcomed the offensive. After the meeting with Guterres, his spokesman said they had discussed ways to end the crisis and the planned conference, without giving details.Haftar enjoys the backing of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which see him as bulwark against Islamists and have supported him militarily, according to U.N. reports.Germany called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council due to the military escalation.
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