Libya's Tripoli forces press gains despite Egypt truce offer

Libyan fighters allied with the country's U.N.-supported government in Tripoli pressed their advance on Monday, boosted by recent battlefield gains and their rivals' withdrawal from around the capital, the warring sides reported. The push came despite a unilateral cease-fire proposal over the weekend by Egypt, a backer of the rival Libyan forces commanded by Khalifa Hifter, who has waged a year-long campaign to capture Tripoli from the militias allied with the U.N.-supported but weak government. The Tripoli forces, backed by Turkey, gained the upper hand last week after retaking the capital's airport, all main entrance and exit points to the city and a string of key towns near Tripoli, forcing Hifter's fighters to withdraw — defeats their command painted as a tactical measure to give the U.N.-backed peace process a chance.

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