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Algeria Refuses to Open its Airspace for Anti-Da'esh Strikes.

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Tripoli, 1 February 2106(Lana) Algerian President Abdul Aziz Boteflika has informed the Head of the UN-brokered consensus government in Libya Fayez Al Saraj that his country would not allow the use of its airspace to conduct military strikes against Da'eash positions in Libya, reports said. The Algerian 'Al Bilad' newspaper quoted an Algerian diplomat as saying the president office has asked Al Saraj to accelerate dialogue effort internally, to promote security coordination with the neighboring countries, to speed up the establishment of constitutional institutions and to fight terrorism. The Algerian President vowed that his country would not be involved in any international effort to strike Da'esh terrorist organisation in Libya. Instead he called for alternatives to fight terrorism including strengthening the internal front, to ensure that the political track was not affected by the sensitive security situation. =Lana=