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| Libya rivals announce unity government as part of UN-backed plan | Libya rivals announce unity government as part of UN-backed plan |
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| Rival Libyan factions have announced a unity government aimed at stemming the chaos that has engulfed the country since a 2011 uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi. | |
| The Unity Presidential Council said it had agreed on a 32-member cabinet with members drawn from across the country, as part of a UN-backed process. | |
| The council includes representatives from Libya’s two rival parliaments – one which meets in the capital, Tripoli, and the other in the far east – as well as delegates from other factions. | |
| Related: UN security council backs Libya unity accord | |
| Other members of the main factions have rejected the UN process. | Other members of the main factions have rejected the UN process. |
| It was not clear where the new government would be based or whether it could govern the oil-rich north African country. The Unity Presidential Council meets in neighbouring Tunisia. | It was not clear where the new government would be based or whether it could govern the oil-rich north African country. The Unity Presidential Council meets in neighbouring Tunisia. |
| Since the Nato-backed revolt ousted Gaddafi, the turmoil in Libya has deepened, with the two rival governments and a range of armed factions locked in a struggle for control of the Opec state and its oil wealth. | Since the Nato-backed revolt ousted Gaddafi, the turmoil in Libya has deepened, with the two rival governments and a range of armed factions locked in a struggle for control of the Opec state and its oil wealth. |
| In the chaos, Islamic State militants have grown in strength. Earlier this month, they claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a Libyan police training centre that killed at least 47 people. They now control the city of Sirte and are targeting Tripoli and the country’s oil infrastructure. | In the chaos, Islamic State militants have grown in strength. Earlier this month, they claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a Libyan police training centre that killed at least 47 people. They now control the city of Sirte and are targeting Tripoli and the country’s oil infrastructure. |