Libyan warlord's advance on Tripoli halted
Khalifa Haftar yesterday sent his forces to advance on Tripoli, where a UN-backed government has its seat of power. – EPA pic, April 5, 2019.
FORCES loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar were pushed back today from a key checkpoint less than 30km from Tripoli, checking their lightning advance on the capital, a security source said. Pro-government militiamen from the coastal town of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, retook the base after a “short exchange of fire”, the source said on condition of anonymity.
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