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Libya’s pleas for Italian help unlikely to solve migration issue

The Libyan plea to Italy to help counter the migration flow may not bring in the desired results, as the former colonial power has its own interests to serve during this election year.

Migrants ride in a boat after they were rescued by Libyan coastguard off the coast of Gharaboli, east of Tripoli, Libya July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX3AMD9
Migrants ride in a boat after they were rescued by the Libyan coastguard off the coast of Gharaboli, east of Tripoli, Libya, July 8, 2017. — REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

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