Forces of the Libyan unity government's presidential guard secure the entrance of Tripoli International Airport, after they took control of the facility on June 1, 2017. The airport, located south of the capital Tripoli, was badly damaged during fierce fighting in mid-2014, after which the Fajr Libya coalition of militias seized the capital and installed a government. Flights in and out of Tripoli have been operating through Mitiga airport, formerly a military base east of the capital, that is under the control of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). / AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA

Libya: the current situation at Mitiga airport

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The RADA, or Special Deterrence Force, led by Madkhali-Salafist Abdelraul Kara, thanked the other militias and the Presidential Guard for protect the capital from criminals, adding that the militias aligned to Serraj suffered 11 deaths during the clashes of Mitiga airport. This inter-militia fighting damaged 9 aircraft and led to the closure of the capital’s airport. Several airlines are now attempting to asses assess airworthiness of their craft and fly home hundreds of Libyan passengers stranded abroad.

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