But he faces stiff opposition and risks losing the territory he already holds.
This was supposed to be a rare moment of cautious optimism in Libya. On April 4th António Guterres, the un’s secretary-general, arrived in Tripoli, the capital, to prepare for a peace conference which, he hoped, would lead to long-delayed elections later this year. But hours after he arrived Khalifa Haftar, the warlord who controls much of the country, launched an offensive to seize the city. At times his self-styled Libyan National Army (lna) has reached within 10km or so of Tripoli’s centre. Dozens have been killed. Flights were suspended after General Haftar’s jets bombed the city’s only functioning airport. The conference has been cancelled. “The un is deeply engaged in negotiations for peace,” Mr Guterres said later. “We’re not always successful, I must confess.”

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