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| LNA resumes airstrikes on Tamenhint as Misratans target Brak Al-Shatti |
| 2017-04-14 |
| [Libya Herald] The Libyan National Army (LNA) has resumed its aerial assault of the Third Force-held Tamenhint airbase, north-east of Sebha. There was an attack yesterday and locals in Sebha today told the Libya Herald that they again heard aircraft over the town heading toward the base. In what is said to have been a reprisal, Misratan forces late last night were reported to have attacked the LNA-controlled airbase in Brak al-Shatti with Soviet-era aircraft, killing five. Yesterday, there were also reports that a unit belong to the Mohammed Ben Nayel’s 12th Brigade, part of the Libyan National Army, had surrounded the village of Samnu, east of Tamenhint, which Misrata’s Third Force said it recaptured on Monday. At the time, the Presidency Council’s defence ministry the front man, Mohammed al-Ghasri, said that Nayel’s men had been "forced to flee to the mountains". The latest Samnu siege followed allegations that the Third Force had killed four young Salafist supporters of the LNA at a checkpoint near the village. All are said to have been from the same family. Forces under the control of Ben Nayel now controls much of the south. One Sehba resident who travelled from 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... to Sebha today by road told the Libya Herald that south of Gharyan, all the numerous checkpoints were controlled by the 12th Brigade, or Ben Nayel’s Magarha tribe. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, a single surviver held tightly to the smashed prow... Ali Kana, a prominent military figure in the region who leads a pro-Qadaffy Tuareg force, has demanded an end to fighting throughout Fezzan. He called for an immediate ceasefire, asking officials and tribal figures to facilitate it. He previously attempted to set up a ’Fezzan Army’, but this was brushed aside by Ben Nayel. Kana now says he supports the National Dialogue and insistes his forces will work with any army operating under a unified politicianship accepted by the Libyan people. |
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