Libyan renegade general agrees to ceasefire during June 25 election
 

A Libyan renegade general has agreed to observe a ceasefire in his declared war on militant Islamists during national elections on June 25, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Libya's elections commission called the vote after parliament agreed to dissolve itself under popular pressure. Many Libyans blame lawmakers for the widespread lawlessness that has marked the country's transition towards democracy since the uprising that ousted autocrat Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Retired general Khalifa Haftar month-old campaign against Islamist militants, among the many armed factions defying state authority, in the eastern city of Benghazi triggered heavy clashes that have killed more than 100 people.

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