٠٠:٠٠:٥٧The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were deployed to the town of Ain Zara, previously controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of General Khalifa Haftar.
Footage filmed on Saturday shows destruction and deserted streets in the town located south of the capital, Tripoli.
The GNA has taken control of several towns in recent weeks and most significantly, captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase near the Tunisian border.
After the ousting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been split into areas controlled by the GNA in Tripoli and the northwest, and territories held by eastern-based LNA in Benghazi.
Libya: GNA forces deployed to town south of Tripoli
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were deployed to the town of Ain Zara, previously controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of General Khalifa Haftar.
Footage filmed on Saturday shows destruction and deserted streets in the town located south of the capital, Tripoli.
The GNA has taken control of several towns in recent weeks and most significantly, captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase near the Tunisian border.
After the ousting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been split into areas controlled by the GNA in Tripoli and the northwest, and territories held by eastern-based LNA in Benghazi.
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were deployed to the town of Ain Zara, previously controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of General Khalifa Haftar.
Footage filmed on Saturday shows destruction and deserted streets in the town located south of the capital, Tripoli.
The GNA has taken control of several towns in recent weeks and most significantly, captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase near the Tunisian border.
After the ousting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been split into areas controlled by the GNA in Tripoli and the northwest, and territories held by eastern-based LNA in Benghazi.