Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals
On Monday, Khalifa Haftar's force hit Tripoli's lone functioning civilian airport. The U.N.'s Humanitarian Affairs office says, "Clashes with heavy weapons are affecting residential areas."
Rapidly escalating violence is limiting civilians' ability to travel in and out of Libya's capital. An airstrike on Tripoli's international airport Monday and other recent clashes have now forced some 3,400 people to leave their homes, according to the U.N.'s Humanitarian Affairs office.
"Clashes with heavy weapons are affecting residential areas, and an unknown additional.
