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Intractable war in Libya risks becoming the next Syria: French foreign minister

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian warned of the "Syrianization" of war-torn Libya.
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Libya is further spiraling into a full-blown proxy war like Syria that could destabilize the region, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian warned today. 

“The crisis is deepening. We are facing a ‘Syrianization’ of Libya,” he told a French Senate panel, according to Reuters

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