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UK, US Foreign Secretaries support elections in Libya under UN leadership

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From London on Thursday, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillirson and his UK counterpart, Boris Johnson both reiterated full support for the UNSMIL and the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, in their efforts to regain stability in Libya. The UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said no harm in holding elections in Libya once the legal ground is set for the democratic event. Meanwhile, Tellirson said the US fully supports Salame’s efforts in Libya, adding that all solutions to the Libyan issue must be under the auspices of the UN. He also stressed that the US is keen on avoiding having Libya become an epicenter for terrorists or the reemergence of IS militants.

HoR members blame Haftar, Al-Sirraj for violations at oil crescent region

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Several members of the House of Representatives (HoR) blamed the Presidential Council and the command of Dignity Operation for not protecting the residents of the area from Amra town to Ras Lanuf in east Libya from the arbitrary arrests and violations.The pro-Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) HoR members, who were 21 signing on the statement, said the PC and Haftar’s forces are responsible for repeated attacks on the residents after the turn-up of IS militants, saying they are shocked to see no response by the authorities to such a threat.The statement urged the UNSMIL and the international law and humanitarian organizations to help protect civilians from the threat of terrorists and the attacks as well as the siege that is imposed by Dignity Operation on the district.

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