Libya: Government of National Accord preparing to remove Haftar from Tripoli region
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced, via Facebook on Saturday, that it is preparing an operation to remove the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar from around Tripoli. It also said it would seek to enforce security throughout Libya.
The UN-backed GNA’ statement said that it had resupplied its forces with “armour, ammunition and quality weapons,†to prepare for an attack on Haftar’s forces.
The GNA also announced that its warplanes had launched five combat sorties on Saturday morning. These targeted heavy vehicles in the area of ​​Qasr Bin Ghashir (south of Tripoli). The destroyed units had been supporting Haftar’s forces advance towards Tripoli.
Read more at: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190520-libya-government-of-national-accord-preparing-to-remove-haftar-from-tripoli-region/
As said, MEMO, Middle East Monitor seems a bit dubious of a source but this article seems okay, double-check.
