Pro-government forces in Libya have regained control of parts of the northeastern city of Benghazi following a fierce battle with militants, military sources say.
The Libyan army and its allied forces are preparing to mount an attack on the capital, Tripoli, and the northeastern city of Benghazi, the country’s prime minister says.
The top United Nations envoy to Libya called today a historic day as the political dialogue aimed at resolving the crisis in the country got under way in the town of Ghadames.
A number of countries have called on Libyan leaders to find a peaceful solution to the political and military turmoil that has gripped the country since the overthrow of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
The United Nations has raised the alarm over what it calls grave human rights violations committed during clashes in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi.
Militants have launched a heavy attack on Libya’s biggest airport only two days after they signed a truce with rival militants that control the airport.
At least six people have been killed and 25 others wounded in clashes between Libyan rival militias over the control of an airport in the capital Tripoli.