CAIRO - 15 March 2020: Spokesperson of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mesmary held a press conference in Cairo on Sunday to give details on truce violations committed by militias.Mesmary asserted that the Libyan Armed Forces agreed to the truce but would never accept threats by militias. A number of those ships carry the flags of certain countries. For instance, a ship carrying mercenaries was raising the flag of Lebanon.Mesmary declared that the number of Turkish officers on Libyan soil has reached 1,000 while that of mercenaries has recorded 7,500. Mesmary stated that the LNA struck Turkish targets in Mitiga International Airport.Mesmary revealed that the LNA has 85,000 soldiers, and that 7,000 were martyred since the launching of Al Karama Flood Operation in April. That is in addition to thousands of injuries.Mesmary negated that any foreign elements fight in the ranks of LNA.The LNA spokesperson stated that Tripoli militants are building a base on the borders with Tunisia so they would move there, if defeated.

Source: Egypt Today March 15, 2020 16:07 UTC