Libya crisis: Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj vows to defend Tripoli [View all]

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Source: BBC

In a televised address Fayez al-Serraj accused General Khalifa Haftar of launching a coup, saying his troops would be met with "strength and power".

The rebels are on the outskirts of the capital and say they have seized Tripoli's international airport.
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Rebel forces are advancing on Tripoli in a multi-pronged attack from the south and west of the city, although they have reportedly been slowed by pro-government fighters.

Gen Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) troops seized the south of Libya and its oil fields earlier this year.



Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47842729

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Not sure of how much play this is getting in US media, but it seems worth people knowing a major civil war is at a crucial stage in Libya.