Haftars militia, the Libyan national army (LNA), claiming that air strikes started from an airport in Misrata, whose militias mostly loyal to the UN-backed government in Tripoli. Loyalist forces confirm they carried out the “intense raids” against LNA.
the LNA took on Saturday in the village of Suq al-Khamis, about four miles south of the capital. At the same time was more LNA-strengths just about three miles west of Tripoli.
conquered the LNA the former international airport as well as the towns of Tarhouna, Qaser bin Ghasir and al-Aziziya outside Tripoli, according to Ahmad Mismari, spokesman for the LNA.
Shortly thereafter recaptured the airport by government forces, announced the minister of the interior Fathi Ali Bashagha in libyan tv.
While the fighting continues are planning the UN, a flerpartskonferens to reach a political solution.
to collect Libya’s warring militias and parties in Ghadames in the southwest starting on 14 april, announced the special Libyensändebudet Ghassan Salamé.
On the agenda are, among other things, a discussion on future national elections as a way out of it konfliktläge that characterised the country during the last eight years.
” We stand by the decision to conduct the talks unless the big event prevents us, said Ghassan Salamé, at a press conference on Saturday in Tripoli.
the UN security council has warned Haftar in order to continue their offensive. After a snabbinkallat meeting behind closed doors urged the security council Haftar to stop the offensive and warned that those who were behind the escalation of the conflict would be held responsible.
Members of the security council expressed deep concern over military activity near Tripoli, which threatens the stability and the prospects for mediation by the UN and a comprehensive political solution to the conflict, said German ambassador to the united nations Christoph Heusgen.
which means that Russia, which previously supported Haftar, endorses it. In a phone call with Haftar on Thursday made it clear the Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, that Moscow wants to see a political solution to the conflict.
Even the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, gathered for a meeting in France, calls on Haftar to stop and suspend all military activity and movements against Tripoli.
”We agree that we must use all the possibilities we have at our disposal to put pressure on those responsible in Libya, in particular, general Haftar, so that we avoid further military escalation,” said German foreign minister Heiko Maas.
In a communique also calls on the G7, the warring parties not to use Libya’s oil facilities for political gain.
From Egypt pointed out, foreign minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday that the crisis could not be solved militarily, without a political agreement is required.
António Guterres flew to Benghazi on Friday where he met with Haftar. Guterres said he hoped that the bloody confrontations could be avoided, but according to Ghassan Salamé said Haftar during the meeting with Guterres, that he had no plans to suspend their offensive.
