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Tobias Ellwood statement on Libya

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa welcomes the action the Libyan Government is taking to counter Daesh.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood
Published
3 August 2016
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Foreign Office minister, Tobias Ellwood, said:

皇冠体育app positive steps the Libyan people are taking to remove Daesh from their country are to be welcomed, including Prime Minister Serraj鈥檚 recent request for precision airstrikes from the United States of America in Sirte.

As elsewhere, Daesh and other terrorist organisations have brought misery and suffering to Libya, as seen again by a horrific suicide car bomb in Benghazi.

皇冠体育app UK remains at the forefront of international efforts to support the new Libyan Government of National Accord as they seek to restore stability and security.

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Published 3 August 2016