Foreign Policy

World powers are ‘ready’ to arm Libyan government

By Susan Crabtree
Published May 16, 2016 2:10pm ET
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World powers are ‘ready’ to arm Libyan government
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, left, and U.N. Libya envoy Martin Kobler attend the ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna, Austria, Monday May 16, 2016. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool Photo via AP) | Leonhard Foeger

The United States and other world powers said Monday they are ready to arm Libya’s United Nations-backed government to help it battle the Islamic State.

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