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US, allies ready to arm new Libyan government

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 7:05 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 7:05 AM ]

A member of the Libyan pro-government forces raises his weapon as they patrol a rural area on the outskirts of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi which they retook from armed groups as fighting continues in the second city on April 19, 2016. AFP

Homa Lezgee

Press TV, Vienna

Representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations have decided to arm the new Libyan government against Daesh. Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj says his country is not looking for intervention but assistance. From Vienna, Press TV’s Homa Lezgee reports.

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