Libya: ISIL supporters claim responsibility for embassy attacks in capital
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AMMAN, Jordan The military chief of Libya's internationally recognized government expressed skepticism Tuesday about U.N.-backed talks aimed at ending the country's political split and said in an interview that he is "betting on a military solution" if a deal remains elusive.
Gen. Khalifa Hifter's comments underscored the obstacles to any agreement between rival governments in Libya. The international community is pushing for a deal, fearing that Libya's chaos could destabilize its neighbors.
Libya effectively split in half last year when forces allied to Hifter attempted to drive rival militias out of Tripoli and were defeated, leaving Libya's internationally recognized government and elected parliament confined to the eastern cities of Tobruk and Bayda.
The two sides have been negotiating in Morocco to end months of fighting, the bloodiest since the 2011 overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
U.N. envoy Bernadino Leon has visited both Tripoli and Tobruk, where he has proposed keeping Libya's elected parliament and setting up a unity government of independents. A new round of talks is to begin Wednesday.
Hifter, who commands forces loyal to the Tobruk government, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he doesn't oppose negotiations outright. He said he would abide by decisions of his government, but said it was not clear how the political rivals could reach a deal. He would not agree to any cease-fire with militias, he said.
Hifter said that if peace talks go nowhere, "then the military solution is a must because it is decisive."
"The military solution is a painful solution," he said. "But when we are forced to, when we see our homeland torn apart as it is happening now, between militias and terrorists, we resort to a military solution. We are betting on the military solution."
The general said he believes his forces could win such a battle even though they currently control only a small area of Libya and no major cities.
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group and other jihadists have gained a foothold in the vast, petroleum-rich country. The gunmen who attacked a Tunisian museum last month, killing 22 people, mostly tourists, were reportedly trained in Libya and the Islamic State group's Libyan affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack.
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12-74009 Norka Blackwell-Hill v. Eric Holder, Jr.
A citizen of Bulgaria petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals #39; denial of cancellation of removal for battered spouses.
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Cardin, right, confers with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. during a committee markup meeting on the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Cardin, right, confers with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. during a committee markup meeting on the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday.
It was a fluke that turned Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland into the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez got hit with criminal charges and gave the rank up. Now, just two weeks into his new gig, Cardin has helped bridge the divide on legislation letting Congress weigh in on a nuclear deal with Iran. The bill thrust a man without flash or hubris into the spotlight.
The way his rabbi puts it, Democrat Ben Cardin isn't how you'd picture a senator.
"He is soft-spoken, unassuming, does nothing to draw attention to himself," said Mitchell Wohlberg, who's been the rabbi at Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Baltimore for 37 years.
But Wohlberg said those are the qualities that make people respect Cardin, and now the low-profile senator has landed in a position with high-profile consequences.
The rabbi told Cardin his ascension reminds him of the Biblical story of Esther.
"Where Mordecai says to Esther, 'You are the queen, and you have influence now in the upper echelons of the King's palace. Perhaps it was for this that God has put you in this place, at this time,'" Wohlberg recounted.
Probably not the first time Cardin heard his rabbi lay it on thick, but Wohlberg said the expectations on the senator have been the highest he's ever faced. Many supporters of Israel will not trust any deal with Iran.
"I don't think the senator has ever faced this kind of pressure from the Jewish community. I don't know if there's ever been an issue as sensitive as this. He has never been in that kind of public position that he's in right now since Senator Menendez had to step back," Wohlberg said.
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Helping Bridge Congress' Iran Divide, Sen. Ben Cardin Moves Into Spotlight