Summary: A few months after his April 4 surprise assault on Tripoli to unseat the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord, Khalifa Haftar, leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army, lost control of
Gharyan on June 26.
Commenting on the seized French weapons in
Gharyan, the commander said the Libyan Presidential Council has officially asked France to issue a clarification in this regard.
After their initial attack on Tripoli was halted, the LNA forces lost control of the strategic city og
Gharyan to GNA forces in late June.
As if on cue, Turkey, which is backing the GNA and has helped it seize the strategic town of
Gharyan in the south from the LNA, called for an international probe into what it called a "crime against humanity".
The GNA forces launched a surprise counter-attack late last month, seizing the strategic town of
Gharyan, the main supply base for Haftar's offensive.
The LNA air campaign has failed to take Tripoli in three months of fighting, and last week LNA lost its main forward base in
Gharyan, which was taken back by Tripoli forces last week.
The Foreign Ministry further called on the International community to take responsibility of investigating crimes carried out by Turkish-backed militias, especially in
Gharyan, Gharghour, Ruwaymi, Barak al-Shati, Derna, Benghazi, Bani Waled, Tazirbu, and all Libyan cities.
On Thursday, the GNA reclaimed the strategic town of
Gharyan, a main supply base for Gen Haftar's forces in their offensive on Tripoli.
Residents of
Gharyan, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Tripoli, said that when the plane was heard overhead, anti-aircraft fire opened up.
READ:DFA calls on Filipinos in Libya to consider repatriation amid clashes The coverage of the raised alert levelincludes Tajoura, Ghot Romman, Qaraboli and Qasr Khiyar in the east Esbea, Tarhuna, Bani Waled and
Gharyan in the south Aziziya, Warshifana, Zawia, Surman and Sabratha in the west.
These are Tajoura, Ghot Romman, Qaraboli and Qasr Khiyar to the east of the capital; Esbea, Tarhuna, Bani Walid and
Gharyan to the south; and Aziziya, Warshifana, Zawia, Surman and Sabratha to the west.