The Libyan National Army (LNA), the self-styled forces of Eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar, rejected on Sunday the ceasefire announced on Friday by the UN-backed government of Libya and the east-based rival administration, dismissing the proposal for truce as a “marketing” stunt. If the ceasefire deal fails, renewed battles between rivaling factions could push back the reopening of Libya’s oil terminals and resumption of oil exports, which have been under blockade since January. The UN-backed government of Libya announced a ceasefire on Friday, and the east-based rival administration had also called for a truce in a move that would have paved the way to reopening Libya’s oil terminals, if the ceasefire holds. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the Libyan UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has “issued instructions to all military forces to immediately cease fire and all combat operations in all Libyan territories,” the GNA said at […]