Libyan Presidential Council vows to support legitimate forces fighting “mercenaries” in the south
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The Presidential Council in Libya on Tuesday said some unspecified measures had been taken to support army units to respond to repeated attacks by “groups of mercenaries”.
In a statement Tuesday, the presidential council hailed “the success of military units in repelling attacks on its headquarters in the city of Sabha [south]”.
The military zone in Sabha came under attack on Sunday by “foreign armed groups”, according to the head of the municipal council of the city, Hamid Rafi Al-Khayali.
The armed men also raised the flags of Chad, Al-Khayali told Anadolu Agency.
“Any attack on camps and army headquarters is an attack on national sovereignty and threatens the security of the whole country,” the presidential council said.
“The [presidential] council and all Libyans will never give up their duty to defend the south, and will thwart all attempts aimed at creating a new demographic reality in our south,” the statement added.
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