AFRICOM commander arrives in Libya, 1st trip by senior US official since 2012

The commander of the United States Army's Central Command in Africa (AFRICOM) arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday, the first visit to Libya by a senior American official since the assassination of US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, in 2012.


Gen. Thomas Waldhauser was received by the head of the United Nations-supported Libyan unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj and several members of his cabinet, according to local media.
 [EFE/EPA]
23/5/17
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