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In this photo taken on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, Abdul Hadi Al-Hweij, the Foreign Minister for the east-based Libyan authorities led by General Khalifa Hifter speaks interview with the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

East Libya FM demands ‘fair distribution’ to end oil closure

By FRANCESCA ABEL - Associated Press

Libya’s warring parties resume talks in Geneva

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

This image made from video shows a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship Bana docked in the port in Genoa, northern Italy, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tanks, rockets and other weapons from Turkey to Libya. (AP Photo/str)

Lawyer claims Italy can’t charge captain in Libya arms case

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 21, 2019 file photo, Tripoli government forces clash with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, south of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that “dozens” are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

Erdogan criticizes EU move to enforce Libyan arms embargo

By SUZAN FRASER and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, prior to their meeting in Istanbul. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that “dozens” are extremist-affiliated. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool, File)

Ship captain arrested in probe of arms trafficking to Libya

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter arrives at the Foreign Ministry to meet the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The commander of anti-government forces in war-torn Libya has begun meetings in Athens in a bid to counter Turkey's support for his opponents. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

UN-backed government in Libya suspends talks after attack

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 3, 2019 file photo, debris covers the ground and an emergency vehicle after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli in Libya. The United Nations revealed on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 new details about an airstrike that smashed into a migrant detention center in Libya, killing at least 50 people. The July attack, which ranked among the deadliest assaults on civilians since the start of Libya’s civil war, sparked international condemnation and accusations of war crimes. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

UN: Impact of long Libya war on civilians is `incalculable’

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Cavusoglu said the difference of opinion in Syria would not affect the Turkey-Russia relations.(Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Powers renew pledge to uphold Libya arms embargo

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2019 file photo, Tripoli government forces clash with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, south of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that dozens are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File) **FILE**

U.S. inaction leaves others to fill vacuum, Libyan official says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. Health officials said the death toll from the airstrike climbed to at least 30 people, most of them students and over 30 others were wounded. The airstrike took place in the city's south late Saturday, an area which has seen heavy clashes in recent months. Forces based in eastern Libya and led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter have been fighting to seize the capital from the weak but U.N.-supported government. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

EU officials push for bloc to enforce Libya arms embargo

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

FILE - This June 24, 2018 file photo, released by the Libyan Coast Guard, shows migrants on a ship intercepted offshore near the town of Gohneima, east of the capital, Tripoli, Libya. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, Human Rights Watch, a leading rights group, said that Italy’s renewed support for the Libyan coast guard is putting migrants at risk who are returned to squalid detention centers in the North African country. The group urged that Italy suspend all funding and training for the coast guard until Libya commits to shutting down militant-run detention centers in the country. (Libyan Coast Guard via AP, File)

Rights group: Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN council endorses 55-point road map to end war in Libya

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

In this image provided by the Turkish Military, members of Turkish forces, left, approach migrants aboard a dinghy in the mid Mediterranean Sea, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. The military said that a military ship, TCG Gaziantep, assisted the migrants and provided medical aid before handing them over to the Libyan Coast Guard. The frigate is in the region to support NATO's Mediterranean Shield Operation and to assist NATO's Marine Guard Operation. (Turkish Military via AP)

Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

UN to vote on endorsing road map to end the war in Libya

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

UN refugee agency: Major rise in migrants stopped off Libya

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug 31, 2019 file photo, fighters of the 'Shelba' unit, a militia allied with the U.N.-supported Libyan government, aim at enemy positions at the Salah-addin neighborhood front line in Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that “dozens” are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Ricard Garcia Vilanova, File)

UN envoy says push continues toward cease-fire deal in Libya

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this May 3, 2019, file photo, Libyans hold a demonstration against military operations by forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al Qaeda and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say

By Sam Magdy - Associated Press

In this May 3, 2019, file photo, Libyans hold a demonstration against military operations by forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al Qaeda and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

Russia, South Africa object to draft UN resolution on Libya

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 3, 2019 file photo, debris covers the ground and an emergency vehicle after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli in Libya. The United Nations revealed on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 new details about an airstrike that smashed into a migrant detention center in Libya, killing at least 50 people. The July attack, which ranked among the deadliest assaults on civilians since the start of Libya’s civil war, sparked international condemnation and accusations of war crimes. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

UN envoy hopes Libya talks will stem influx of foreign arms

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other during a welcoming ceremony at the airport, in Algiers, Algeria, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Erdogan is in Algeria as first step of his three-nation Africa tour.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Libya’s neighbors propose tribal meeting to solve conflict

Associated Press