UN-backed government Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/un-backed-government/ The low down on African affairs Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 UN-backed government Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/un-backed-government/ 32 32 Buoyed by Donald Trump’s support, Libyan rebel increases air attacks on Tripoli https://jjcornish.com/2019/04/buoyed-by-donald-trumps-support-libyan-rebel-increases-air-attacks-on-tripoli/ Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/04/buoyed-by-donald-trumps-support-libyan-rebel-increases-air-attacks-on-tripoli/ Buoyed by  newfound support from President Donald Trump, Libyan rebels advancing on their capital have redoubled their airstrikes. It is not immediately clear if they are using drones, as they this past week, or whether they’ve acquired new warplanes replacing the aging Russian fighters salvaged from Muammar Gadaffi’s airforce. The airstrikes and rocket assault on […]

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]]> Buoyed by  newfound support from President Donald Trump, Libyan rebels advancing on their capital have redoubled their airstrikes.

It is not immediately clear if they are using drones, as they this past week, or whether they’ve acquired new warplanes replacing the aging Russian fighters salvaged from Muammar Gadaffi’s airforce.

The airstrikes and rocket assault on Tripoli has escalated the death of civilians now approaching 300.

Rebel leader Khalifa Haftar, now endorsed by US President Donald Trump who has turned his back on the UN-backed government, believes he can control Tripoli, with the oil and financial reserves within days.

Libyan authorities have closed the small city airport, leaving Misrata 200 kms east of Tripoli has the only functioning facility.

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