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Islamists who control Tripoli have refused to join other Libyan political leaders in signing a UN-brokered power-sharing deal.
The deal was signed on July 11 in Morocco by the internationally recognized government in Tobruk and representatives of municipal councils. The General National Congress and its allied Libya Dawn militia, who seized control of Tripoli last year, did not sign the agreement.
UN special envoy Bernardino Leon said the agreement was “an important step in the road to peace in Libya.”
A member of the Tripoli-based government, however, told Reuters that “we are still in the dialogue. … We don’t really understand why they are rushing to sign before all the parties agree.”
Leon and U.S. special envoy for Libya Jonathan Winer indicated that the “door was open” to any party that did not sign the deal on July 11.
Unrest has dominated Libya since 2011, when longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed. Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has also seized territory, adding to the chaos in the country.
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