Violent clashes in the vicinity of Tripoli airport

Sources told the island that violent clashes heavy artillery between the forces of the Libyan National Reconciliation Government and the forces of retired brigade Khalifa Haftar in the axis of Qasr Ben Ghashir. Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that clashes were taking place between the two sides in the vicinity of Tripoli International Airport.

Sources in the main operation room of the government of the Accordance that the aim of the ongoing operation is to restore the international airport and progress towards the island of Qasr Ben Ghashir, a strategic point for the forces of Haftar, as the only point of supply of troops in the fighting hubs southeast of the capital.

For his part, said Patrick Chanahan, acting US Secretary of Defense that the situation in Libya does not need a military solution. "What I support is supporting Al-Mushir Hafer in terms of his role in the fight against terrorism, and Washington needs the support of Haftar in building democratic stability in the region," he said.

On Friday, demonstrations were staged in Tripoli to denounce Hafar's attack on the capital. The demonstrators supported the Operation "Volcano of Wrath" of the government of national reconciliation, which is fighting battles to repel the forces of Haftar. They also chanted slogans condemning the role of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in support of Haftar attack on Tripoli.

Also in the city of Misurata demonstrations against the attack Hafter, condemning what the demonstrators described as international silence towards this attack. The demonstrators also shouted slogans in Misrata rejecting the rule of the military and demand the establishment of a civil state through which the circulation of power in their country.

The demonstrators wore yellow jackets to denounce France's role in Libya and its support for Major General Hafer's forces.

Meanwhile, Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the national reconciliation government, said he condemned the "silence" of the international allies in the face of the advance of Hafar's forces in Tripoli.

Al-Sarraj said in an interview with the British channel "BBC" that the lack of access to his government to support may lead to other consequences, pointing to the possibility of exploiting the state organization of such circumstances.

Death toll
In a new toll of victims of the fighting in Libya, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a tweet on Twitter that the death toll has risen to 220 and the wounded to 1,066. The dead include women, children and health workers.

In the context, the organization pointed out that the conflict caused the displacement of more than 18 thousand until Wednesday.

On April 4, retired Major General Khalifa Hafter launched a military operation to control Tripoli, a move that provoked international condemnation and condemnation.

A few days after its launch, the military operation failed to make progress on the ground as the internationally recognized forces of the Accordance Government responded to it.