Tripoli’s UN-recognised government repels militia loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar after they killed two civilians in an airstrike in Libya’s Zawiya
A damaged car is seen after an air strike at the city of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, Libya on December 26, 2019
The air strike on the town of Zawiya, 45 kilometres west of Tripoli, hit a pharmacy, a bakery and cars parked on the street, the mayor of the town, Jamal Baher, told AFP.The air strike took place as the area was busy with shoppers ahead of the weekend, which starts Friday in the North African country.
It comes amid fighting between the Tripoli-based, UN-recognised Government of National Accord and rival warlord Haftar's militia, who is based in the country's east.Libya’s UN-recognised GNA bombarded militants and mercenaries loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar, according to the media office of the Burkan Al Ghadab operation.Haftar launched an operation Thursday in the Salahaddin region south of the capital, leading to the exodus of many civilians, but GNA forces repelled the attack.
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