Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday the...
BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid advance preceded by air strikes.
Sirte lies in the center of Libya’s Mediterranean coast, and has been controlled by GNA-aligned forces since they ejected Islamic State from the city with the help of U.S. air strikes in late 2016. “It was a sudden, swift operation,” he said, adding that the advance had been preceded by several hours of air strikes.
Haftar’s LNA has received material and military support from countries including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Egypt, according U.N. experts and diplomats.Since launching a bitter campaign for Benghazi, Libya’s second city, in 2014, Haftar has gradually expanded his territorial control across the vast, mainly desert country.
LNA sources said Sirte’s 604 Brigade, a powerful military unit dominated by ultra-conservative Salafists that also took part in the fight against Islamic State, switched allegiance to the LNA about two weeks ago.Haftar says he is seeking to rid Tripoli of armed groups and combat extremism. His opponents say he has fueled war and instability, and fear he will return Libya to one-man rule.
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