[Libya Observer] The district of al-Fatayeh in eastern Derna city - Libya's eastern region - woke up Thursday morning on out-loud sounds of bombing by Khalifa Haftar... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
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The aircraft targeted the district in eastern Derna causing material damage only.
According to eastern sources, today's air-attack has been the fourth this week.
MiG21 of Omar al-Mukhtar operations room of Dignity Operation bombarded the district bringing down a house and damaging others.
Today- April 20 - coincides with the first anniversary for the defeat of IS
The city is celebrating the incident as a sign of pride in their city fighters and revolutionaries.
Omar al-Mukhtar operations room urged the residents to get out of their district in preparation for a military campaign they want launch, similar to that launched in Benghazi by Dignity Operation in May 2014.