From Al Jazeera

The United States and four European countries have called for an end to violence in Libya.

The governments of France, Italy, Germany, Britain and the US said in a statement that they “agree that there is no military solution to the Libyan crisis” and expressed dismay that calls for a ceasefire had not been respected. 

Libya has two competing governments vying for control after armed groups from the western city of Misrata seized the capital of Tripoli in August, forcing the government of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to withdraw to the east.

Dozens of people have been killed in Benghazi in days of violence between the Dawn of Libya, an alliance of militias fighting for an Islamist group that has declared a rival government in Tripoli, and pro-government forces led by former General Khalifa Haftar.

The joint statement voiced concern over Haftar’s offensive and said Libya’s “fight against terrorist organizations can only be sustainably addressed by regular armed forces under the control of a central authority.”

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