TASS, may 20. the Libyan national army (LNA), under the command of field Marshal Khalifa the Haftarot withdraw their troops from Tripoli for 2-3 km in order to allow the capital’s residents to move freely for the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Eid razgovara al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr is the Turkic peoples).
On this, as reported Reuters, said on Wednesday the official representative of the LNA major General Ahmed al-Mismari.
According to him, the withdrawal of troops will begin on Wednesday at noon local time (13:00 GMT), said the Agency.
on Monday, forces of the national consensus Government (NTC) of Libya under the leadership of Faiz Zarraga announced the establishment of full control over the airbase El Watya, which until recently were the troops of the LNA field Marshal the Haftarot. Later a source in the LDF said that the retreat of the army of Haftarot from the base of the El Watia is a “tactical step,” adding that in El Vatii happened a fierce battle.
Since early may, acting on the side of the NTC, the formation sought to dislodge the troops of the LNA of the strategically important base El Watya, located 100 km South West from Tripoli. During this period the armed forces of the NTC tried three times to take it by storm. The last attack was made about a week ago. Until recently, however, the LDF was able to defend its position.
