LNA Intensifies Strikes against Militias in Tripoli

The Libyan National Army (LNA) intensified its air strikes against militias loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the capital Tripoli.

Four militants were killed and 20 wounded in the attacks.

Witnesses and military sources said that the raids targeted weapons and ammunition caches belonging to the Nawasi brigades and the al-Qaaqaa camp.

Residents spoke of a major fire that erupted in the April 7 camp on the al-Sawani road in al-Qaaqaa in southern Tripoli, confirming that the LNA had struck arms caches.

Meanwhile, Fayez al-Sarraj’s GNA circulated on Sunday a list of 64 senior LNA officers and commander that it said were responsible for the Tripoli raids. Sarraj, in his role as defense minister, tasked the military prosecutor to arrest and prosecute these officials.

The GNA had deemed as a “crime” the strikes on the capital, warning that everyone involved will be wanted by the judiciary.

Moreover, it held the United Nations mission in Libya and the UN Security Council responsible for remaining silent over the air strikes.

The Special Deterrence Forces, which is loyal to Sarraj, accused LNA commander Khlifa Haftar of resorting to foreign jets to strike Tripoli.

GNA Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said from Tunisia that the government has evidence that foreign jets were involved in the attacks.

Meanwhile, the LNA dispatched a warship to the eastern Ras Lanuf port that is located in the oil crescent region.

Army spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari said that the vessel was on a training mission.

The pro-GNA National Oil Corporation (NOC) condemned the development, saying a number of gunmen, whose affiliation was not known, had raided and captured the company’s runway. It firmly rejected the use of oil facilities for military or political purposes.