Tripoli, Libya, April 8, 2019 – A warplane carried out an air strike Monday against the Libyan capital’s only functioning airport and halted all flights, aviation authorities said, as fighting raged for control of Tripoli. A security source at Mitiga airport east of the city said no side had yet claimed responsibility for the raid, which hit a runway without causing casualties. The civil aviation authority decided “to suspend aerial traffic until further notice” to Mitiga airport, said Mohammed Gniwa, a spokesman for national carrier Libyan Airlines. An airport source, who did want to be named, confirmed the closure. Mitiga airport is on a former military base on the city’s eastern outskirts, and it was forced to close several times because of clashes between militias last year.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 08, 2019 15:11 UTC