Libyan government reconciliation forces launched a large-scale attack on several axes south of the capital Tripoli to remove the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter from the outskirts of the capital in an operation called "Martyrs Al-Farnaj".
The attack came in response to a raid by Major General Hifter on a house south of Tripoli in the Al-Farnaj area that resulted in extensive damage and the death of innocent children, said Mohammed Aknuno, a spokesman for the Libyan army.
The media center for the operation "volcano of anger" quoted Aknuno that the air force carried out six sorties combat during the confrontations between the forces of the government of reconciliation and Hifter militia south of Tripoli.
He added that the sorties targeted "four armed and armored vehicles of the United Arab Emirates" at a time when the government of Al-Wefaq forces took control of new positions in the axes of Al-Khalah, Ain Zara and Yarmouk.
The future of Tripoli
Earlier, Hifter stressed that Libya's future depends on the future of Tripoli and that what he is doing is defending it and not attacking it as promoted in some political and media circles.
The retired Major General stressed that the issue of the proliferation of weapons and militias in the capital remains one of the most important issues that require urgent radical treatment, and these are all top priorities after entering Tripoli.
Since April 4, Hifter's forces have launched an assault on Tripoli under the pretext of ending "militia rule" but have been unable to penetrate the walls of the capital.
The clashes killed about 1,100 people, including dozens of civilians, and wounded about 6,000 others. The number of displaced people exceeded 120,000, according to UN agencies.