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The hard-won gathering in the remote oasis town of Ghadames was the fruit of marathon shuttle diplomacy between the two sides by UN mission chief Bernardino Leon

UN Special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon (First row 4-L) stands with members of the Libyan House of Representatives and Libyan parliamentarians who have boycotted its sessions, as they release doves after their meeting in the town of Ghadames, Southern Libya, 29 September 2014. Farouk Atig/EPA

TRIPOLI, Libya Opposing factions in the Libyan parliament met Monday, September 29, for UN-brokered talks aimed at ending a split which has left the violence-plagued country with rival governments.

The hard-won gathering in the remote oasis town of Ghadames, confirmed only on Sunday night, September 28, was the fruit of marathon shuttle diplomacy between the two sides by UN mission chief Bernardino Leon.

The meeting, which finally started at 3 pm (1300 GMT) after a five-hour delay, was "an historic day for Libya" and sent "a strong message of unity to the Libyan people", Leon said in an opening address.

Government representatives from Britain and Malta, Libya's close Mediterranean neighbor, attended the meeting which was being held behind closed doors.

The majority faction in the legislature elected on June 25 has been meeting in the far eastern town of Tobruk near the border with Egypt since Islamist militia and their allies took control of most of the capital last month.

The minority faction stayed in Tripoli and has boycotted the Tobruk sessions.

Twelve delegates from each side were to take part in Monday's talks in Ghadames, 600 km (370 miles) southwest of Tripoli and close to the Algerian and Tunisian borders, parliament spokesman Fraj Abu Hashem told Agence France-Presse before the meeting.

The Tobruk-based government of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani is internationally recognized but Libya's three main cities are almost entirely outside its control.

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Libya pleaded with the international community on Saturday to help it stand up to Islamist-allied militias that have taken control of government buildings, saying the United Nations must impose sanctions or risk a terrorist expansion throughout North Africa.

Ageila Saleh Eissa, president of the House of Representatives, addressed the annual UN General Assembly after weeks of fighting among rival militias in Libya forced nearly a quarter-million people to flee their homes.

From this podium, I say that turning a blind eye to terrorism in Libya is deemed unacceptable, Eissa said.

The international community has either to stand with the elected, legitimate authorities and (impose sanctions) or say very clearly that the Libyans have to face terrorism alone, Eissa said. Hence, the international community must withstand the effects of terrorism expansion in North Africa and the Sahel region.

Libya has grown increasingly lawless in recent weeks, and has been witnessing the worst violence since the 2011 overthrow of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The violence, which erupted in July, forced Libyas elected House of Representatives to convene in the eastern city of Tobruk after militias seized the capital, Tripoli, and the countrys second-largest city, Benghazi. The militias, meanwhile, formed their own government and revived Libyas outgoing parliament in Tripoli.

The divisions are rooted in rivalries between Islamists and non-Islamists, as well as powerful tribal and regional allegiances between groups who quickly filled the power vacuum after Gadhafis fall. Successive transitional governments have failed to control them.

The latest violence and power grab left Libya with two governments and two parliaments, deepening divisions and escalating the political struggle that has torn the country apart.

Eissa is representing the internationally recognized parliament. It is backed by militias that rival the Islamist-allied ones in control of Tripoli.

The militias in Tripoli have been prosecuting journalists, political and human rights activists, and have shut down television channels, Eissa said. He said the groups have recruited media and some radical clerics to incite the killing of those with different opinions, or those who supported the elected House of Representatives and the government.

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