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Libya
Pro-Sarraj alliance falls apart

The offensive launched on December 7 by Fayez Sarraj's defense minister Ibrahim Mahdi Al Bargathi to push Khalifa Haftar's forces [...]

Published on 08/12/2016 at 04:30 GMT

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Abdelhakim Belhadj
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