Thousands of people were forced to flee the violence in and around Tripoli, the United Nations said Monday, as a warplane attacked the Libyan capital’s only functioning airport amid an escalation in the fighting.
Fighters from a militia loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan Government of National Accord prepare for battle Monday against the forces of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, who is trying to seize Tripoli, the capital.
The U.N.-backed Government of National Accord earlier reported at least 32 people, including civilians, were killed in fighting around Tripoli since Thursday. The fighting, which saw both sides wield their rudimentary air forces, shut down the airfield at Mitiga, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, after a strike by what were thought to be planes loyal to Haftar on Monday afternoon.
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