Armed men stormed the residence of General Mohammed Kari, head of security in Murzuk Wednesday and killed the commander in cold blood, Libya Observer reports citing local residents in the southern city. Murzuk, according to reports, was theater of a two-day fierce battle between local South Protection Force fighters made of minority Tubu community and forces affiliated to Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). LNA launched an operation in January to purge southern Libya of terror groups and criminals. The GNA has condemned the advance of Haftar forces that it accused of using the fight against terrorism as motive to control further parts of the North African country. The GNA has failed to impose its rule across the country and faces rivalries from Haftar-backed eastern administration in Beida.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2019 14:26 UTC