Libya Civil War -- News Updates April 9, 2019

Bloomberg: Tripoli Fighting Intensifies as Rivals Ignore Ceasefire Call

Eastern-based warlord Khalifa Haftar struck Tripoli’s only functioning international airport on Monday, drawing a rebuke from the United Nations and escalating an advance on the capital that threatens to spark civil war and convulse oil markets.

Mitiga International Airport, Libya’s largest, temporarily suspended flights after the airstrike, which the UN’s secretary-general, Antonio Gutteres, condemned. In a statement, Gutteres urged an immediate halt to hostilities ``to prevent an all-out conflict.'' Ahmed al-Mismari, spokesman for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army, said his forces were targeting two military aircraft and were not intending to disrupt passenger traffic.

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Libya Civil War -- News Updates April 9, 2019

Haftar’s forces continue push into Tripoli as Libya crisis escalates -- France 24
Libyans flee to Tunisia as fight for Tripoli intensifies -- Al Jazeera
Libya's UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a 'war crime' -- CNN
Khalifa Haftar fails to woo Tripoli militia kingpins -- The National
'We've already lost so much': Libyans brace for worst as Haftar's forces advance on Tripoli -- Middle East Eye
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting -- DW
U.N. condemns airstrike on Tripoli airport -- UPI
UN postpones Libya talks as violence rages -- AFP
Libya crisis: UN warns attacks on civilians may amount to war crimes -- BBC
Libya crisis: UK officials anxious as blame is laid at doors of Gulf allies -- The Guardian
Libya Is on the Brink of Civil War and a U.S. Citizen Is Responsible. Here's What to Know -- Time
How far can Haftar get with his Tripoli offensive? -- Al Jazeera