The US and other world powers agreed on Monday to support sending arms to the internationally recognised Libyan government to help it fight Isis , in a rare show of unity from the global community.
John Kerry, US secretary of state, said that the governments would seek an exemption to a UN arms ban that would allow them to supply weapons to the national unity government in Tripoli.
The decision represents an important step in the growing legitimacy of the Government of National Accord, which is backed by the UN. Libya has been split between two governments since 2014, with rival parliaments located in Tripoli and the east. The GNA has been fighting to impose its control over the two competing governments, as well as various militias and jihadi groups, including Isis.