Heavy clashes are slowly nearing the center of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, AP reported, citing an official and residents, as military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces battle to seize power.
Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an offensive last month to take Tripoli from militias loosely allied with a UN-supported government.
Saraj al-Majbri, an aid to the LNA’s chief of staff, said on Monday its forces had made gains in the area of Salah al-Deen, a few kilometers from the city center.
Residents said heavy fighting was taking place along a strategic road linking the capital with its international airport, which has not been functional since 2014.