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LIBIË

Oostelijke Libische troepen zouden kuststad hebben ingenomen

January 7, 2020 - Libische troepen uit het oosten zeggen de controle over de kuststad Sirte
te hebben overgenomen van de door de VN erkende regering in Tripoli,
wat een belangrijke strategische winst zou betekenen.

The announcement comes amid a major offensive by the eastern-based forces to take Tripoli. The capital city is the seat of a rival Libyan government, which is supported by the United Nations.

Libya is currently governed by dueling authorities in the east and in Tripoli in the west, each relying on different militias.

Commander Khalifa Hafter declared a “final” and decisive battle to take Tripoli last month. Fighting and shelling between the two sides has been raging there since April, with neither side making much progress.

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PUBLISHED: 08/01/2020; STORY: Graphic News
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