Dignity Operation shuts northern entry to Derna city

The commander of Omar Al-Mukhtar brigade of the Dignity Operation, Yusif Al-Mansouri, gave orders to close the roads leading to Derna from the northern side.
Al-Mansouri called for banning all residents from pssing through the roads except for students, teachers, and serious medical cases on the condition they provide a list of their names.
The road between Martouba district and Derna is the only entrance to Derna now after the roads have been ordered to be shut from western and northern sides by Dignity Operation, led by Khalifa Haftar.
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