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| Libya crisis: Rome talks hope to produce unity | Libya crisis: Rome talks hope to produce unity |
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| Talks are under way in Italy in the hope of getting Libya's rival factions to establish a unity government and bring a halt to months of chaos. | Talks are under way in Italy in the hope of getting Libya's rival factions to establish a unity government and bring a halt to months of chaos. |
| The country has two rival governments - one in Tripoli, another in the east. | The country has two rival governments - one in Tripoli, another in the east. |
| But there is growing concern that the Islamic State group (IS), with a stronghold in the city of Sirte, is profiting from the instability. | But there is growing concern that the Islamic State group (IS), with a stronghold in the city of Sirte, is profiting from the instability. |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry is among those at the talks pushing the rival groups to implement a UN plan. | US Secretary of State John Kerry is among those at the talks pushing the rival groups to implement a UN plan. |
| Delegates from the two opposing administrations, which are backed by militia groups, agreed after months of talks at a meeting in Tunis on Friday on a date - 16 December - to sign an accord on the unity government. | Delegates from the two opposing administrations, which are backed by militia groups, agreed after months of talks at a meeting in Tunis on Friday on a date - 16 December - to sign an accord on the unity government. |
| However, it is unclear how much support in Libya they will have for doing so. | However, it is unclear how much support in Libya they will have for doing so. |
| Neither of the opposing parliaments in Tripoli and the east has voted to adopt the plan, but it is believed it could be signed in Rome without a formal vote in Libya. | Neither of the opposing parliaments in Tripoli and the east has voted to adopt the plan, but it is believed it could be signed in Rome without a formal vote in Libya. |
| Tough task of leading Libya peace talks | Tough task of leading Libya peace talks |
| Who wants what in Libya? | Who wants what in Libya? |
| Libya is home to a wide range of rival militia groups, many of them Islamist, who have not taken part in negotiations. | Libya is home to a wide range of rival militia groups, many of them Islamist, who have not taken part in negotiations. |
| The UN proposal envisages the establishment of a nine-member presidential council within 30 days alongside a parliament. | |
| Mr Kerry is co-chairing the Rome talks with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. | Mr Kerry is co-chairing the Rome talks with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. |
| They are joined by other Western representatives and officials from North Africa and the Middle East as well as the UN Libya envoy, Martin Kobler. | They are joined by other Western representatives and officials from North Africa and the Middle East as well as the UN Libya envoy, Martin Kobler. |
| The threat from IS has galvanised support outside Libya for a solution. | The threat from IS has galvanised support outside Libya for a solution. |
| "Mobilising international support to assist Libyan authorities to take decisive measures to combat, contain and eliminate this imminent danger is a must," Mr Kobler said on Friday. | "Mobilising international support to assist Libyan authorities to take decisive measures to combat, contain and eliminate this imminent danger is a must," Mr Kobler said on Friday. |
| Libya has been unstable since long-time ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in 2011. | Libya has been unstable since long-time ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in 2011. |
| An Islamist militia took over much of Tripoli last year and the internationally recognised government was forced to flee to the east. | An Islamist militia took over much of Tripoli last year and the internationally recognised government was forced to flee to the east. |