Haftar’s Libyan National Army starts liberating Derna from Al-Qaeda
CAIRO, (Sputnik) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Khalifa Haftar, has started an operation to liberate the country’s eastern city of Derna from the al-Qaeda terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), the army’s spokesman Ahmed Mismari said on Thursday.
“The battle for Derna has begun,” Mismari told a press briefing in Benghazi.
The spokesman added that the LNA would be pushing terrorists from the city to save its infrastructure and ensure the security of its residents.