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Monday, June 5, 2017
Libya’s internationally backed government cuts relations with Qatar
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOne of Libya’s three rival governments announces it is cutting diplomatic relations with Qatar, after four Arab countries severed ties.
Mohammed al-Deri, the foreign minister of the interim Libyan government, accuses Qatar of “harboring terrorism” according to Libyan official agency LANA.
The interim government is affiliated with the internationally recognized House of Representatives and is based in eastern Libya. Another internationally recognized Government of National Accord is seated in Tripoli and brokered by the United Nations. A third rival government is also based in Tripoli.
The eastern Libyan power players have always accused Qatar and Turkey of backing Islamists in Libya, including the Muslim Brotherhood.
Libya sank into lawlessness after the ouster and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
— AP
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