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Monday, August 4, 2014

Libya's new parliament calls for unity, militia factions battle on

Abu Bakar Baira, interim head of parliament, speaks during the first session held by Libya's newly elected House of Representatives in Tobruk August 2, 2014.

Abu Bakar Baira, interim head of parliament, speaks during the first session held by Libya's newly elected House of Representatives in Tobruk August 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

ReutersBY PATRICK MARKEY AND AZIZ EL YAAKOUBI-TRIPOLI Mon Aug 4, 2014 
(Reuters) - Libya's newly elected parliament called for national unity at its first formal session on Monday, as rival armed factions battled for dominance of a country struggling to hold itself together three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.
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