Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests in Libya after suffering a serious setback in his push to take the capital Tripoli, accusing Ankara of backing his rivals. Anti-Haftar forces supporting Libya’s internationally recognised government announced Wednesday they had retaken the strategic town of Gharyan in a surprise attack, seizing the main supply base for Haftar’s months-long offensive. Dozens of pro-Haftar fighters were killed in the clashes some 100 kilometres south of the capital and at least 18 were taken prisoner by the GNA, a spokesman for the Tripoli-based government said. In retaliation, Haftar ordered his self-styled Libyan National Army to target Turkish ships and companies, ban flights and arrest Turkish nationals in the country, his spokesman said.
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