TRIPOLI, Feb 12 — Artillery shells yesterday hit the centre of the Libyan capital, which eastern forces have been trying to take in a near year-long war, residents said. The Libyan National army (LNA) faction of Khalifa Haftar moved on Tripoli held by the internationally recognised government in...
Libyan boys check a damaged car after a shell fell on a residential area at Hadba al-Badri district, in Tripoli, Libya January 28, 2020. Tripoli was shelled again February 11, 2020. — Reuters pic
The Libyan National army faction of Khalifa Haftar moved on Tripoli held by the internationally recognised government in April, failing to breach defences in southern suburbs but increasingly dragging civilians into the conflict. Parts of the capital were plunged in darkness as power failed. The electricity grid has been often hit.
Haftar is backed by the United Arab Emirates , Egypt, Jordan, Sudanese and Chadian fighters as well as and most recently, Russian mercenaries. France has also given some support.
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