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April 9, 2019

Libya: Tripoli Airport Closed as Fighting Near Capital Intensifies
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In Libya, authorities shut down Tripoli's only operational airport
Monday after forces from the eastern Libyan National Army launched an
airstrike as they continue their offensive led by renegade General
Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, a dual U.S.-Libyan citizen, started to lead his
forces toward Tripoli last week in an attempt to seize the capital from
the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord. The United Nations has
called for an immediate truce and the evacuation of civilians caught in
the crossfire.


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