Tripoli Mitiga airport’s services suspended as death toll rises amid battles between forces loyal to Haftar and UN-backed government.
Mitiga International Airport is an airport in Libya, located about 8 kilometres east of Tripoli’s city center,
Forces under the command of Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar have launched an air raid against the only functioning airport in Tripoli as heavy fighting rages for control of the capital.
Six passenger flights were cancelled and services at the Mitiga airport in the east of the city were temporarily suspended after the attack on Monday.
“Passengers have been asked to evacuate the Mitiga airport after Haftar’s aircraft raided the runway,” citing sources at the facility.
“In the area around the airport, civilians were terrified immediately after this air strike.”
#Libya– video purportedly showing the attack on #Mitiga Airport, #Tripoli, showing an aircraft (looks like it could be an SU-22 but very poor quality video…) firing two rockets at the airport pic.twitter.com/60wtf5pUg8
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) April 8, 2019
After airstrike carried out by GNA Air Force on Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base also known as “Al-Watiya Air Bas”, comparison of satellite imagery doesn’t show any extensive damage. One one place on runway seems to be hit, even that not directly. #Libya
cc: @Oded121351 pic.twitter.com/3PEjhmOYmJ
— Aldin ?? (@aldin_ww) April 8, 2019
Damage at #Mitiga Airport in #Tripoli following LNA Air Force airstrike against #GNA Air Force.. #Libya
Clearly they targeted military section, though not sure about logic behind target selection.. pic.twitter.com/BCo2CnomuH— Aldin ?? (@aldin_ww) April 8, 2019
