Sources in the Libyan Al-Wefaq government said they had monitored a partial withdrawal of the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar from the Al-Wattia Air Force Base in the west of the country, while five civilians from one family in the capital Tripoli were killed by rocket-propelled grenades fired by Haftar gunmen.
Military sources in the internationally recognized Al-Wefaq government said that Haftar's forces withdrew from the strategic Al-Wattia base, located in the town of Zintan in the western mountain. The military sources suggested that the bombing of the aircraft driving the Al-Wefaq government towards the perimeter and inside the Al-Watiyah base, in addition to the Al-Wefaq forces stationed near the base, would be behind the withdrawal of these mechanisms and the forces loyal to Haftar.
The sprawling base base is the last major stronghold of Haftar's forces in the Libyan West, after losing in the past days the cities of the west coast of the country following an attack by Al-Wefaq forces that only lasted for some hours.
The European call
In a related context, the member of the Presidential Council of the Al-Wefaq Government, Muhammad Amari Zayed, considered the European Union’s calls for a humanitarian truce in Libya and the resumption of political negotiations as “empty calls and consuming statements issued by the Union whenever Haftar’s forces were defeated.” Zayed announced the continuation of the Al-Wefaq forces in military operations “to repel the aggression” And purge the entire Libyan soil from foreign mercenaries. "
In exclusive statements to Al-Jazeera, Zayed said that the European Union wants to provide another lifeline to Haftar's forces to prevent their collapse, and mentioned that the UAE, Egypt and Jordan sent to Haftar thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition, which explains Haftar's lack of commitment to the cease-fire signed in Moscow on January 13 The second last.
On the other hand, five people from one family were injured after rocket shells landed in the Damascus neighborhood in the center of the Libyan capital, and local sources told the island that the shells were fired from locations where gunmen from the retired Major Khalifa Haftar stationed in areas south of Tripoli.
Another residential neighborhood in the Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, was subjected to indiscriminate shelling by rocket-propelled grenades from Haftar forces, which resulted in severe damage to civilians' homes and property. The Operation Berkane Fury, which is affiliated with the Al-Wefaq government, released photos of the effects of Hifter's forces bombing a mosque in Ain Zara, south of the capital.