Libya's rival political factions have signed a UN-backed agreement in the capital Tripoli, setting out a roadmap toward holding long-delayed national elections within two years. The UN Security Council welcomed the deal on Tuesday, with France's UN representative calling it "an important step towards delivering free, fair, transparent" elections and urging all Libyan stakeholders to support its implementation. Libya (an oil-rich North African country that has been mired in factional conflict since the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi) is currently split between two rival governments, and the agreement aims to unify state institutions and reform the electoral framework to end years of political deadlock.