CAIRO (AP) — The commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army declared Thursday that his troops will embark on a…CAIRO (AP) — The commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army declared Thursday that his troops will embark on a new “decisive” battle to capture the capital Tripoli. … Today we announce the beginning of the decisive battle and the moving forward towards the heart of the capital,” Hifter said in a televised speech. Since April, Hifter and his subordinates have made several similar announcements but the claims failed to result in concrete gains on the ground. Earlier on Thursday, Libyan authorities re-opened the capital’s main airport after closing it nearly three months ago amid heavy fighting between rival militias. One flew to neighboring Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, and the other to Turkey’s capital, Istanbul, according to a pilot and a passenger.

Source: Libya Today December 12, 2019 11:43 UTC