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Eastern General calls for war in Tripoli

Xinhua, December 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Major General Khalifa Haftar, who leads armed forces in eastern Libya, has issued orders to "free the capital Tripoli," a military spokesman said on Thursday.

Ahmad Al-Mismari said that Tripoli is a strategic target of the armed forced to fight terrorism.

He also said that the orders of Haftar were given after a video surfaces online a few days ago of a woman allegedly being raped by militias in Tripoli.

"Revenge for the woman who was raped in Tripoli is something I consider personal, and all army officers and soldiers must be prepared to free Tripoli."

General Khalifa Haftar leads a military operation called "Dignity" since 2013 against militant groups in the eastern city of Benghazi. Endit