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Troops Loyal to Army Chief Haftar Seize Key Oil Ports From GNA Forces in Libya

© AFP 2023 / ABDULLAH DOMALibyan troops loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar. (File)
Libyan troops loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar. (File) - Sputnik International
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The forces led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the armed forces loyal to Libya's Tobruk-based government, have gained full control of an area known as Libya's oil crescent with its major oil terminals, general's spokesman Khalifa Obeidi told Sputnik Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The eastern Libyan army is an ally of the parliament that is in charge in the country’s east and has not received the support of the international community.

"The armed forces have taken full control of the areas of oil crescent, including the ports of Sidra, Brega, Ras Lanuf, as well as over 80 percent of Zueitina deposit," Obeidi said.

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