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Will Russia and Turkey withdraw their proxies from Libya?

The UN delivers a potentially game-changing win for diplomacy, but the United States wants Russian and Turkish mercenaries out of Libya.

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Supporters of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Hifter wave a national flag as they take part in a demonstration in the coastal city of Benghazi in eastern Libya against Turkish intervention in the country's affairs on Feb. 14, 2020. — ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP via Getty Images

‘Critical step’ at beginning of ‘long road’ in Libya

Much attention this week has been focused on the Biden administration’s jump-start to diplomacy to end the war in Yemen, which the UN has tagged the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, as we report here.

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