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August 23, 2016

Libya: Western-Backed Government Suffers No-Confidence Vote
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In Libya, the Western-backed government suffered a no-confidence vote
Monday. Members of the Libyan House of Representatives voted 61 to 1
against the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord, known as the GNA.
Thirty-nine Parliament members abstained from the vote. Libya currently
has three competing governments that claim legitimacy. Earlier this
month, the Pentagon began carrying out airstrikes in Libya against ISIS
in what it says will be an ongoing campaign.


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