Mitiga International Airport In Libya's Tripoli Says Runway Struck By Military Plane

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli said on Thursday its runway had been struck by a military airplane amid a recent wave of escalation in the area.

"The Mitiga International Airport had recently faced an airstrike by a military airplane on its runway," the airport wrote on Facebook.

Earlier this week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) said it had repelled an offensive of the rival the forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on the Tripoli airport. Fifteen GNA members, including six mercenaries from Chad, had been killed in the clashes.

The LNA backed by the parliament installed in the east of Libya, began their offensive to recapture the city from the forces loyal to the western GNA in early April. The GNA forces responded by launching their own offensive against the LNA.

Since then, clashes in the vicinity of Tripoli have been continuing. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people killed in the clashes exceeded 450 people while over 2,100 people sustained injuries.