Libyan Tribes Press Demand for State Amid Opposition
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Libyan tribal leaders declared the formation of a semi-autonomous region in the oil-rich east, posing a challenge to a national government that is trying to press forward with efforts at reconstruction and reconciliation.
The self-governing region of Barqa, or Cyrenaica, plans to administer itself and follow the national government in areas such as defense and foreign affairs, said Abdul Hakk Mabrouk, a speaker at the conference in Benghazi to declare the semi-autonomous area.