At least 15 fighters under the command of strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed in clashes with forces linked to the UN-recognized government in Tripoli, a security source told the Spanish news agency Efe on Saturday. If Haftar, who controls eastern Libya, manages to conquer Tripoli, he will gain control of most of Libya. Since 2011 when Libya's dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed, Libya has descended into factional fighting. If Haftar, who controls eastern Libya, manages to conquer Tripoli he will gain control of most of Libya. "We are protesting the act of conquest of Tripoli on behalf of that war criminal called Haftar," one man told Euronews.

Source: Libya Today May 18, 2019 12:11 UTC