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 Parliament-backed Prime Minister of Libya Fathi Bashagha. Picture: Mahmud Turkia/AFP

Clashes in libya

Rival Libya government enters capital, prompting clashes

By AFP

Clashes broke out between rival armed groups shortly after the prime minister of the Libyan government, Fathi Bashagha, entered the western city, an AFP...

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