14-04-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com

Rockets rain on Libyan capital after Haftar loses key towns

The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rained rockets on Tripoli on Tuesday after being ousted by unity government loyalists from a string of strategic towns west of the capital.The capture Monday of the coastal towns of Sorman and Sabratha and smaller settlements further south was seen as a major blow to Haftar, who in April last year launched an offensive to seize Tripoli.The oil-rich but poverty-stricken North African country has suffered almost a decade of conflict since long
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