The troops of renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar are indented to less than 30 kilometers from the capital, Tripoli. Units of the so-called Libyan National army (LNA) on Thursday night in a road 27 kilometres from Tripoli lock position.
This is reported by Western journalists on the ground in the night on Friday. LNA-General Abdessalem al-Hassi said the checkpoints had been taken without a battle. On-the-spot for at least 15 Pickups were anti-aircraft guns and dozens of men in military uniforms. Meanwhile, the Tripoli Protection Force, an Alliance of militias in the capital, announced on Facebook in a bet to stop the Advance of the Libyan National army. For more information the Alliance has not made but.
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Haftar had ordered his troops on Thursday, in the direction of the capital Tripoli advance, where the internationally recognized government of the North African crisis state. Already on Wednesday evening, the LNA had announced an Offensive in the West of the country to prepare to purge the Region of “terrorists and mercenaries”.
The announcement triggered international concern. The United States and several allies warned of a military escalation and threatened with consequences. The UN security Council will consider today, Friday, behind closed doors, with the situation in Libya. The meeting was convened at the request of great Britain, as diplomats said.
Since the fall of the strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, African country, Chaos reigns in the North. The government in Tripoli is weak and has large parts of the country under control. Haftar supports with its troops against the government, which prevails in the East of Libya. (chk/sda)
Created: 05.04.2019, 02:53 PM
