Haftar, LNA declare launch of their final battle for Tripoli
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Read < 1minuteFILE PHOTO: Fighters of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) of Fayez Serraj, firing their weapons during clashes with forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, at Al-Yarmouk frontline. (Photo by Amru Salahuddien/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Khalifa Haftar, commander of Libya’s east-based army, declared on Thursday the launch of the final military campaign in and around the capital Tripoli.
“Today, we declare the final battle and advancement into the heart of the capital,” Haftar said in a televised speech on the local TV channel Libya Al-Hadath.
Haftar’s east-based army has been leading a military campaign in and around Tripoli since early April, trying to take over the city and topple the UN-backed government.
Thousands have been killed and injured in the fighting, and more than 120,000 people fled their homes from the violence.
