Libya's GNA Retakes Tripoli Airport from Haftar's Forces
Troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have taken control of Tripoli international airport, military spokesman for the Government of National Accord said, al-Jazeera reports.
"Our forces have fully liberated Tripoli international airport," spokesman Mohamad Gnounou said on Wednesday.
The airport has been closed since 2014 and had been held by the eastern-based renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar since last year when he launched his assault on the capital.
Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), backed by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Russia, has been unable to make significant progress since early on in its campaign.
It still controls eastern and southern Libya, including most of the country's oil facilities, and the city of Sirte, at the centre of Libya's Mediterranean coastline.
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