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State Department Declines Comment on Reports of Airstrikes Conducted in Libya

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Thinkstock 082514 LibyaMap?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1409005226365iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department declined to comment on Monday on reports of airstrikes conducted in Libya by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

“We believe outside interference exacerbates current division and undermines Libya’s democratic transition,” State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said, “and that’s why our focus remains on urging all factions to come together to peacefully resolve the current crisis.” Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with the Egyptian Foreign Minister on Sunday, the State Department said, but there was no indication of what was discussed.

Psaki noted that the United States has a working relationship with both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and that the countries exchange a “range of information.”

The New York Times reported the airstrikes occurred twice within the last week.


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