DOHA, Qatar: Libya’s foreign minister has asked the United Nations to end an embargo on weapon sales to the country’s internationally recognized government and help support its army as it confronts the Islamic State group.

Mohammed al-Dairi told the UN Security Council in New York City on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that the UN “shouldered a legal responsibility” to help in the rebuilding of Libya’s army.

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