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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Eastern Libyan Military Commanders Urge Closure of Road to West

Members of the military personnel arrive to take part in a parade calling for parliamentary and presidential election, at Martyr's square in Tripoli, Libya February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Nada Harib

Military commanders in eastern Libya said on Saturday they had suspended participation in a UN-backed joint military council, accusing the Tripoli-based government of failing to hand power to a new cabinet and calling for the road west to be closed.

Last month, the eastern-based parliament appointed Fathi Bashagha to replace the Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah.

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