"In an unprecedented historical event for the residents of Libya, the LNA armed forces at that moment established control over the entire Tripoli international airport," RIA Novosti reports the command of the Army
It is noted that the army intends to use the airport as a starting point for establishing control over other important objects in Tripoli.
On the eve it was reported that the troops of the commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, took control of Tripoli airport.
Later, the government of national consent, under whose control Tripoli is currently located, announced the restoration of control over the airport.
It also became known that units of the Libyan National Army under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar will launch an offensive on Tripoli on Saturday, April 6.