UPDATE: Mitiga airport to reopen within two weeks – ‘‘without any military presence’’By Sami Zaptia. London, 30 October 2019:The Interior Ministry of the Internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli, headed by Faiez Serraj, announced yesterday that Mitiga airport will be reopening ”within two weeks” – and without any military presence. We cooperated with UNSMIL and today we confirmed that it is a civilian airport without any military presence”. The Tripoli side have denied using the airport for military purposes during their battle with Hafter. Update on 31 October: Mitiga is expected to reopen ”within two weeks”.

Source: Libya Herald October 30, 2019 16:47 UTC