TRIPOLI, Libya
Libya’s UN-recognized government said Sunday that forces of renegade commander Khalifa Haftar had launched attacks in the country’s northwest despite a call for cease-fire.
The militias attacked Abu Qurain area, located 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of the port city of Misrata, said Abdul-Malik Al-Madani, spokesman for the Burkan Al-Ghadab (Volcano of Rage) Operation by Libya’s UN-recognized government.
The attacks came despite calls for cease-fire by the Berlin Conference.
Al-Madani said that violent clashes were ongoing in the region which was still under their control and civilian settlements were being shelled.
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