Militia Shells Tripoli Airport, U.N. Pulls Staff Out Of Libya -- Reuters
((Reuters) - A militia shelled Tripoli airport, destroying 90 percent of planes parked there, a Libyan government spokesman said, as heavy fighting between armed groups prompted the United Nations to pull its staff out of the North African country.
At least 15 people have been killed in clashes in Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi since Sunday, and a Libyan official said several Grad rockets hit the Tripoli International Airport on Monday, damaging the control tower.
Government spokesman Ahmed Lamine said 90 percent of the planes parked at the airport were destroyed.
"The government has studied the possibility to bring international forces to enhance security," he told reporters On Tuesday.
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More News On Today's Fighting In Libya
New rocket attack on Tripoli airport -- BBC
Amid new fighting, Libyan government considers requesting international troops -- CNN
Militia Shells Tripoli Airport, 90 Per Cent Of Planes Destroyed -- Sydney Morning Herald
Deadly clashes erupt in Libya, airports shut down -- Al Jazeera
Libya ponders international help after Tripoli airport hit by heavy shelling -- Deutsche Welle
Libya mulls international help as militias destroy Tripoli airport -- The Telegraph
Libya Could Ask for International Aid to Restore National Security - Report -- RIA Novosti
UN Pulls Staff Out of Libya as Clashes Kill 13, Close Airports -- VOA
My Comment: Libya is at the brink of a new civil war .... but this time between the different tribes/militias/and the central government. Will Western forces intervene .... I doubt it.
2 comments:
As hammered as Libya has become within the last few years, do they have enough left to mount a decent-sized war again?
This never happened. It is a media lie. Obama showed us how to wage war smartly unlike "the shrub" Bush.
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