Strongman Haftar Accepts Initiative to End Libya’s Civil War
- Eastern-based forces to enact cease-fire from June 8: Sisi
- Initiative proposes smaller presidential council in Tripoli
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Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar accepted an Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire and a political initiative to end the war he launched more than a year ago to seize the capital, Tripoli.
The step was announced Saturday at a ceremony in Cairo attended by Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Libyan parliament speaker Aguileh Saleh. The details of the deal were reported earlier by Bloomberg.