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Egypt Warns Forces Fighting for Libya's Tripoli Government to Stay Out of
Sirte

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi warned Saturday that
   Cairo would not allow militias fighting for Libya's U.N.-recognized
   government in Tripoli to capture the coastal port town of Sirte or the
   al-Jufra airbase in central Libya.

   Sissi's warning came as Tripoli-based Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj
   met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune amid diplomatic
   efforts to forestall a looming conflict over Sirte and oil
   installations farther east.

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