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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Chris Stephen

Libyan PM makes alliance with ex-enemy to cement ceasefire

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s hold on power in Libya is precarious. Photograph: Islam Alatrash/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Libya’s prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has made an unexpected alliance with his former enemy, the eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to cement a fragile ceasefire and end a months-long oil blockade.

Less than three years ago, Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) besieged Tripoli in a failed attempt to capture the capital. On Monday, in a highly symbolic gesture, LNA’s chief of staff, Abdulrazek al-Nadoori, was invited to visit the city for talks.

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