Unidentified warplanes bomb militia in Libyan capital: government

[jakeXT]

(Reuters) - Unidentified warplanes bombed militia positions in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, the government said, in what could mark a sharp escalation of fighting between armed factions that has thrown the North African state into anarchy.

Several Libyan TV channels said planes targeted bases of militiamen from Misrata who have been battling brigades from the western Zintan region to gain control of Tripoli in Libya's worst violence since Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011.

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A Zintani source said fighters of his unit saw planes bombing a Misrata emplacement. "Our forces at the airport saw massive and accurate bombings (on a Misrata position)," he said. Reuters reporters were not immediately able to access the area.

Pro-Misrata news websites accused renegade General Khalifa Haftar of responsibility for the air strike. Haftar has previously used some aircraft from an air base under his control in Benghazi to attack militant Islamists in eastern Libya.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/us-libya-security-idUSKBN0GI03Z20140818

[MisterP]

1. it's just more overenthusiastic electioneering! why are you against elections?!

[Kaleva]

2. General Khalifa Haftar's group claims responsibility

" Renegade General Khalifa Haftar's air force was responsible for strikes on Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli on Monday, one of his commanders said, after weeks of fighting for the capital in Libya's worst violence since Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/unidentified-war-planes-explosions-heard-libyan-capital-022012482.html#aNCMcHc