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Eastern Forces Reject Call for Cease-Fire in Libya

VOA News

   Eastern Libyan forces led by Khalifa Haftar are rejecting Turkey and
   Russia's call for a cease-fire starting Sunday.

   Haftar's Libyan National Army issued a statement Thursday, saying it
   appreciates their effort to "seek peace and stability," but it will
   continue the war against "terrorist groups," meaning the U.N.-backed
   government in Tripoli.

   That Tripoli-based government, led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, said
   it welcomes the truce along with "the resumption of the political
   process and the elimination of the specter of war."

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