In Libya, authorities shut down Tripoli’s only operational airport Monday after forces from the eastern Libyan National Army launched an airstrike as they continue their offensive led by renegade General Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, a dual U.S.-Libyan citizen, started to lead his forces toward Tripoli last week in an attempt to seize the capital from the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord. The United Nations has called for an immediate truce and the evacuation of civilians caught in the crossfire.
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