Tag: #Mitigaairport
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Tripoli airport hit by rocket fire
Tripoli, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): The Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport came under renewed fire Sunday, as fighting broke out hours after the UN mission in the country condemned ongoing violations of an arms embargo. The UN mission in Libya, UNSMIL, condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the rocket strikes on Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, which has…
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Libya airport suspends flights after coming under fire
Tripoli, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli’s sole functioning airport on Wednesday, Libya’s embattled UN-recognised government said. Mitiga airport had only reopened early last week following a truce in nine months of fighting for control of the capital with forces loyal to a rival administration…
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Rocket fire hits Libya airport, breaking Eid truce
Tripoli, Aug 11 (AFP/APP):Rocket fire hit the Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport Sunday, violating a temporary truce between the unity government and forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, airport authorities said. “Mitiga airport has been targeted by fire this morning, the first day of Eid al-Adha”, the airport’s management said in a statement on Facebook,…