Ten Libyan cities which were under control of the non-recognized government of Tripoli have broken away and pledged their support to the UN-backed government, one of the municipalities announced online Thursday. The news is a major blow to the unrecognized authority in Tripoli that is refusing to give up power. The announcement came in a statement on the official Facebook page of the Sabratha municipality, 70 kilometers west of Tripoli, after a meeting for the heads and representatives of the 10 coastal cities in the west of Libya, located between Tripoli and the border with Tunisia. The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed the Libyan unity government’s move and said it was time to cut off ties with rival administrations. The statement came after prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj made his first public appearance in […]