Libya UN Mission Says Warring Sides Agree to Permanent Truce

  • Cease-fire to apply across the entire country, UN says
  • Signing ceremony held at the UN headquarters in Geneva

Government of National Accord soldiers sort ammunition for disposal in Tripoli, Libya, on Oct. 12.

Photographer: Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images

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Warring parties in Libya signed a permanent cease-fire agreement ahead of a conference to appoint a unity government for the fractured North African country.

Representatives of the internationally recognized government based in Tripoli and eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar agreed to the cease-fire after talks in Geneva, the United Nations said Friday.