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World powers said Monday they supported the lifting of an arms embargo on Libya and were ready to supply weapons to the country’s new unity government to help fight terrorist group ISIS. The message was conveyed in a statement read by US Secretary of State John Kerry and 24 top diplomats after talks in Vienna. The conference was co-chaired by Kerry and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni whose country faced a major influx of Libyan migrants. Libya was plunged into chaos after the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Taking advantage of the mayhem, ISIS overrun the Mediterranean coastal city of Sirte in 2015 and transformed it into a training camp for militants.
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