Libyan Army launches big offensive on Haftar’s forces near Tripoli Airport
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The Libyan Army forces under the command of the government based in Tripoli carried out an all-out offensive on Khalifa Haftar’s forces on Al-Ramla frontline in the vicinity of Tripoli International Airport, with reports suggesting that Haftar’s forces were accompanied by foreign mercenaries on the frontlines.
In a statement on Saturday, the media office of the Libyan Army’s forces said their forces seized several buildings in which Haftar’s forces were barricading, adding that they destroyed two tanks and one military vehicle.
Over the last two days, the Libyan Army forces have been taking the offensive after a period of heavy attacks by Haftar’s forces backed by Russian Wagner Group mercenaries, who held Haftar’s forces advance relatively in southern Tripoli, especially in Yarmouk frontline.
On Friday, violent clashes erupted on Salah Al-Deen frontline, where the Libyan Army reinforced its forces and attacked multinational forces led by Haftar, destroying several military vehicles, capturing fighters and killing at least nine fighters, including a Colonel.
Meanwhile, Libyan state oil firm NOC is considering the closure of its western Zawiya port and evacuating staff from the refinery located there due to clashes nearby, a statement said on Saturday.
NOC might also shut down the El-Sharara oilfield, whose crude is exported via Zawiya port, the statement said.
Clashes between armed groups have broken out in recent days around Zawiya, during which a missile almost hit the oil complex. Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Friday accused eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar of having tried to strike the oil port complex.
