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Libya: Sarraj attacks Haftar air base

5/5/2020, 5:27:01 PM


Al Watiya, an air base in west Libya, a stronghold of General Khalifa Haftar, is under attack by forces supporting Premier Fayez al-Sarraj. This is what emerges from media information on both fronts. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - CAIRO, MAY 5 - Al Watiya, an air base in the west of Libya, stronghold of General Khalifa Haftar, is under attack by forces that support Premier Fayezal-Sarraj. This is what emerges from media information on both fronts. "A large-scale attack" carried out with "heavy artillery bombings and air raids" and a mobilization of "at least 500 military vehicles" is reported among others by the Libya Observer website, which reported late "still ongoing" clashes in the late afternoon.