Turkey to consider warlord Haftar's elements in Libya as legitimate targets if the country’s interests in Libya are targeted, says Turkish Foreign Ministry
A car wreckage is seen near buildings after a rocket attack by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militia on Bab Bin Ghashir area of Tripoli, Libya on May 9, 2020.
It also said the attacks on Tripoli's Mitiga airport early on Saturday, part of an intensified barrage of artillery fire on the capital, were war crimes. Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj criticised the international community for staying silent in the face of attacks orchestrated by the warlord. The UN-recognised Government of National Accord has been under attack by Haftar's forces since April 2019, with more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The government launched Operation Peace Storm on March 26 to counter attacks on the capital.The GNA army is now clashing with Haftar's militias stationed in the Salahaddin region in southern Tripoli, said spokesman Mustafa al Majai.
Meanwhile, witnesses said there were intense clashes in the Abu Salim and Al Hadba regions south of the capital, where people have reportedly heard sporadic fire and loud explosions.Parliament wants action
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