Shells landed near the Turkish and Italian embassies in central Tripoli late on Thursday, they said, in an apparent expansion of bombardment by eastern-based forces to a central district of the Libyan capital.
FILE PHOTO: A car drives past the Italian embassy in Tripoli, Libya January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Hani Amara/File Photo
However, Turkish military support for the internationally recognised Government of National Accord has helped its forces push the LNA back from several areas in recent weeks, threatening to end Haftar’s campaign in western Libya. Shells also landed around the city’s port, where the United Nations migration agency had to abort an operation to disembark migrants who had been rescued at sea.
Pro-GNA forces have been able to reverse some of the losses they suffered last year with the help of Turkish drones and air defence systems, which stopped most air strikes by the LNA and its allies. The LNA is supported by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia.
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