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Disastrous Syrian-led offensive ends in heavy losses around Tripoli
[GEOPOLITICS.NEWS] The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hafter, announce don Friday that it had repulsed an attack by "Syrian mercenaries" in the ’Ain Zara area near the capital city of Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... A member of the information office, Aqeela al-Saber, stated that the Libyan National Army’s "Ajdabiya Operations Force repulsed an attack by the Syrian mercenaries in Ain Zara." In his statement, al-Saber said: "The militia supported by  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...and the Syrian mercenaries tried this morning to attack our advanced positions in order to recover what was lost in the past two days." He stressed that "the attacking force today was entirely from the Syrians," noting that the operation ended with their suffering "significant losses in their ranks and control of other new sites that were theirs." Posted by: Fred 2020-04-05 |
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