Libyan commander agrees to lift oil blockade: US embassy

Libyan commander agrees to lift oil blockade: US embassy

Libyan commander agrees to lift oil blockade: US embassy

Libyan commander agrees to lift oil blockade: US embassy

Above, Libya's National Oil Company in the northern town of Ras Lanuf. Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa and the ninth-biggest known reserves in the world. (AFP file photo)

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Libyan commander agrees to lift oil blockade: US embassy

Powerful tribes in eastern Libya loyal to Haftar have kept export terminals closed and choked off major pipelines since the start of the year

Updated 13 September 2020

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CAIRO: The US Embassy in Libya said Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar agreed to reopen key oil fields and terminals no later than Saturday, a move that could advance talks between the country's warring sides closer to a political settlement to the yearslong conflict.

Powerful tribes in eastern Libya