Libyan govt. to be installed in Tripoli within days: UN

The head of the UN mission in Libya says the North African country’s new unity government will be installed in the capital Tripoli within days.

According to the reports, Libya has had two governments and two parliaments, with the General National Congress run by rebels in the capital and the internationally-recognized administration in Tobruk.

Martin Kobler made the announcement after a ministerial meeting attended by representatives from neighboring states in Tunis on Tuesday.

Kobler said although an exact date had not been set yet, he was certain the installment would take place “in a matter of days not weeks."

Libya has been grappling with violence and political uncertainty since the oil-rich country’s former dictator Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011 under NATO airstrikes and later killed by militants.

Kobler touched on Daesh inroads in the country, saying "it is urgent to stop the expansion" of the Takfiri terrorism into neighboring countries, including Tunisia.

Faez al-Sarraj, the premier in waiting, described the spread of Takfiri terrorism as a “cancer,” calling for a quick response.

He is expected to be the new prime minister under an agreement reached between rival parties last December.

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