The commander of the western military zone of the Presidential Council, Osama Al-Juwaili, said the battle against Khalifa Haftar's forces reached its final stages, adding that the Libyan army forces contained the attack and then repelled it afar. "What Haftar wants out of his attack on Tripoli is not a military rule by force, rather it is a rule of armed gangs which were seen mutilating bodies and shelling civilians with Grad rockets." He indicated that describing the forces under the Presidential Council's command as militias is not right, saying they have done only good deeds. The Presidential Council and its institutions started this process before the attack on Tripoli via security arrangements." Al-Juwaili was appointed by Fayez Al-Sarraj as commander of main operations room for repelling the attack of Haftar on Tripoli.

Source: Libya Observer May 22, 2019 14:20 UTC