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Libya -

On December 4th, international media reported that French military aircraft have flown reconnaissance and intelligence missions over Libya, including areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). According to a document leaked to the press, additional French flights over Libya are planned.

On December 6th, at peace talks held in Tunis, Tunisia, Libya’s rival parliaments, the House of Representatives (HOR) and the General National Congress (GNC), reached an agreement separate from United Nations (U.N.) mediation efforts that would establish a single government and yield elections within two years. U.N. Special Representative for Libya and head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon applauded the effort and said the agreement would serve as a good basis for moving forward.