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Three Libya eastern fighters killed in strike near Tripoli

Other News Materials 14 September 2019 07:15 (UTC +04:00)
Three members of Libya’s eastern force, including two commanders, were killed late in a drone strike on Tarhuna city by the internationally recognized government of national accord (GNA)
Three Libya eastern fighters killed in strike near Tripoli

Three members of Libya’s eastern force, including two commanders, were killed late in a drone strike on Tarhuna city by the internationally recognized government of national accord (GNA), a military source said, Trend reports citing Reuters.

GNA’s media office confirmed the strike and said “it [the strike] targeted a control vehicle in Tarhuna.”

Tarhuna, some 97.6 km (60.6 miles) southeast of Tripoli, is a hub allied to commander Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA).

LNA forces launched a surprise offensive in early April to try take control of Tripoli, where U.N.-backed Prime Minister Fayez Seraj and his GNA are based.

“Two commanders of LNA’s ninth brigade and their assistant were killed in a drone strike,” the military source said.

Libya has been in turmoil since the rule of leader Muammar Gaddafi was brought to an end in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.

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