A fighter loyal to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord watches as smoke rises in the distance during clashes with forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar.Sunday night killed four people and wounded 37, Libya’s Government of National Accord said Monday, blaming the attacks on strongman Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army .
After initial gains, Haftar’s forces have encountered stiff resistance on the southern outskirts and his troops have been pushed back in some areas. After Sunday’s raids, “public hospitals received four dead people — three civilians and a soldier, and 37 wounded, Amin al-Hachemi, a spokesman for the GNA health ministry toldThe parts of Tripoli struck were Abou Slim, a densely-populated residential area in the south, and Ain Zara, a southern suburb that has seen several violent clashes in recent weeks.
“Unmanned foreign planes participated in these raids, the latest ones having hit homes in Ain Zara and Abou Slim,” said Younes.