Pro-government forces claim advance south of Libya capital
By AFP
24 August 2019 |
1:35 pm
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government say they have made territorial gains south of Tripoli against commander Khalifa Haftar, whose fighters are trying to take the capital.
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