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2022-03-12 Africa North
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Libya Armed Groups Step Back after Tripoli Escalation
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[An Nahar] Libya's parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that gangs backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, after the U.N. warned of a new escalation in the divided country.Libya has had rival administrations since the eastern-based assembly swore in a prime minister earlier this month in a challenge to interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah.
Dbeibah has refused to hand over power to Fathi Bashagha, arguing that his own administration, installed last year under a United Nations
...boodling on the grand scale...
-led grinding of the peace processor, has a mandate to rule until elections.
Pro-Bashagha forces had deployed on the eastern edges of Tripoli on Thursday, prompting the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to warn against any escalation.
But Bashagha's office said in a statement in the early hours of Friday that the groups had "opted not to use arms, and to return to their bases."
The groups had mobilized "to provide security, not to wage war," it said.
Libya has been riven by conflict since the 2011 revolt that toppled dictator Muammar Qadaffy
 ...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received for at least 42 years until his people get tired of him and kill him...
, and has had two rival governments before: from 2014 until Dbeibah was sworn in last year.
Washington's ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, had also warned Thursday against spiraling tensions.
Late Thursday evening he said he had spoken to both Dbeibah and Bashagha, praising what he said were moves to resolve the standoff peacefully.
He commended Dbeibah's "commitment to protect lives" and Bashagha's "willingness to de-escalate tensions."
"Libya's stability and unity can only be sustained through dialogue and respect for the right of freedom of movement throughout the country," he tweeted.
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