Rival Governments Vie for Control of Libya

Tensions reached a boiling point in the Libyan capital Monday, as rival militia groups waged a low-level turf war in a political battle between the U.N.-backed "national unity" government of Fayez al-Sarraj and the unrecognized, Islamist-supported government of Khalifa Ghweil. The "unity" government continued to hold one of the seats of power at the Rixos Hotel, which the country's former legislative body, the General National Council, also considers to be its...

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