Hit-and-run clashes in Yarmouk camp and Tripoli International Airport

BY Libyan Express Apr 10, 2019 - 20:36

Photo showing fighters from Haftar’s forces in Beer Al-Alem area in southern Tripoli. [Photo: Social Media]

Heavy clashes are taking place in two of the most violent frontlines in the fighting between the forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Khalifa Haftar’s forces, which are attacking the Libyan capital on the pretext of “liberating it from terrorist.”

The clashes in Yarmouk camp in southern Tripoli have been very fierce and the latest news says the GNA forces are now in full control of the area, with some sources saying the fighting in there have caused tens of causalities.

Likewise, after many hit-and-run attacks on Tripoli International Airport, sources confirmed that Haftar’s forces had regained control now of the airport with skirmished still going on in its vicinity.

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