Fighting Restarts for Control of Libyan Oil Crescent

Fighting for the control of Libya’s oil ports and terminals restarted on Sunday in the so-called oil crescent on the Mediterranean shore, a military source told French media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Troops loyal to the Tobruk-based eastern administration ousted forces of the UN-backed government of national accord (GNA) this week, prompting condemnation from the United Nations.

Militants, allied with the unity government in Tripoli, have launched a counterattack against the rival forces in control of oil facilities, French television channel iTele reported quoting its source.

The Tobruk-based parliament accused the GNA of distributing oil sale revenues unfairly. It said Libyan armed forces had acted to protect the source of national income and end political blackmail that cost Libya $100 billion over the past three years.