10 Libyan cities pledge allegiance to new unity govt.

Ten Libyan cities controlled by a self-declared authority in Tripoli have pledged their support to the UN-backed unity government of the country, which has moved into the capital.

According to Press TV, the announcement was made in a statement published on Thursday on the official Facebook page of the municipality of the northwestern city of Sabratha.

It came following a meeting between representatives from the 10 coastal cities located between Tripoli and the border with Tunisia.

The statement welcomed the arrival of the members of Libya’s UN-backed government to Tripoli and urged all Libyan citizens to “support the national unity government.”

It further called on Libya’s internationally-recognized administration to “put an immediate end to all armed conflicts across Libya.”

On Wednesday, Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj along with several members of his cabinet arrived from Tunisia at Tripoli’s Abusita naval base by boat.

The internationally-recognized government had been largely based in the northeastern city of Tobruk.

However, the General National Congress (GNC), the non-recognized authority in charge of Tripoli, branded their entry into Tripoli illegal and demanded that Sarraj leave or surrender.

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