Libya’s Haftar says to fight until Tripoli militias defeated

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Libya’s Haftar says to fight until Tripoli militias defeated


Haftar had said he was fighting against “private militias and extremist groups” who he said were gaining influence in the capital. (File photo: AFP)

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the government in Tripoli, said in an interview published Sunday he will continue fighting until militias in the city laid down their arms.

Haftar had said he was fighting against “private militias and extremist groups” who he said were gaining influence in the capital under Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj.

“Of course a political solution is the objective,” Haftar told the Journal de Dimanche newspaper in France. “But to return to politics, we need to finish with the militias.

Read more at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2019/05/26/Libya-s-Haftar-says-to-fight-until-Tripoli-militias-defeated.html

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