Powers Gather to Discuss Mounting ISIL Threat in Libya

Major powers were gathering in the Austrian capital on Monday to discuss the expanding presence of the ISIL terrorist group in Libya, just across the Mediterranean from Europe.

A government of national unity strongly backed by the international community has been slowly asserting its authority in Tripoli since late March but it still faces a rival administration in the east.
  
The conference is being co-chaired by the United States and Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler which has faced a major influx of migrants from the North African nation braving the perilous sea voyage.

It will "discuss international support for the new Government of National Accord, with a focus on security," said John Kirby, spokesman for US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will chair the conference with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.
  
"A common effort is needed to help the process of bringing stability to Libya," Gentiloni said.
[ AFP -almanar.com.lb]
16/5/16