Libyan army prepares to take over western city of Zawiya – Military sourceLibyan eastern-based army is preparing to launch a large-scale military operation aimed at controlling the city of Zawiya, some 45 km west of Tripoli, a military source said. The source said: “military reinforcements arrived in the outskirts of Zawiya city, with the maximum readiness of the army units, especially in the areas of Bir al-Ghanam and Garyat Naser in the southern outskirts of the city. Army commander, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, earlier announced plans to take over Zawiya city, saying that the army had taken control of parts of the western region stretching from Zwara on the border with Tunisia to the city of Zawiya. Haftar’s army, allied with the Libyan eastern-based parliament, controls eastern and southern Libya, as well as part of the west. NANThe post Libyan army prepares to take over western city of Zawiya – Military source appeared first on Vanguard News.

Source: Libya Today October 16, 2017 07:41 UTC