Libya rivals battle for control of Tripoli
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Clashes between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli is threatening to disrupt oil supplies and plunge the fractured North African country deeper into chaos, despite appeals by the UN for a truce
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LNA
Self-styled Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Hifter – former ally of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Hifter is aligned with eastern-based government of Abdullah al-Thani, and is reportedly backed by France, Egypt, UAE and Russia. LNA controls most oil fields in Libya’s east
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GNA
Internationally- recognised Government of National Accord under Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj

Serraj’s weak administration, propped up by U.S. and western-based Libyan militias, has run Tripoli since 2016 as part of UN-brokered deal boycotted by Hifter
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Mitiga Airport: Targeted by LNA airstrike Apr 8

International Airport LNA / GNA clashes

Khoms
Area of detail
LIBYA
Zuwara Mellitah
Mediterranean Sea
Zintan
Yafran
Tarhuna
LNA supply routes
Gharyan
Oil refinery Tanker terminal
Zawiya Tripoli Sabrata
20km 12 miles
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Pictures: Twitter, AP   Sources: AP, Reuters, Stratfor
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