Eastern Libyan forces said they reestablished control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counter-attack on Sunday, briefly seizing one of the terminals.
The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) - an armed group led by Ibrahim Jathran and loyal to the Tripoli-based government - said it attacked two of the oil ports captured by forces of rival military leader Khalifa Haftar.
Last week, Haftar's forces seized the ports of Ras Lanuf, Al-Sidra, Zuwaytina, and Brega in the so-called "oil crescent" along the coast, which were then handed to the National Oil Corporation.
Muftah al-Muqarief, who heads oil guards loyal to Haftar, said the assault on the ports was launched from the west by "militias backed by outlaws".
"We repelled the attack and we are chasing them in the region," he said, adding "some" assailants had been captured.
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has struggled to assert its authority over the country since it was formed in December last year.
Oil is Libya's key asset, and revenue from crude exports is vital if the GNA is to rebuild the economy and infrastructure of the North African nation, ravaged by violence and conflict between factions since the 2011 uprising that led to the toppling of the late leader Muammar Qaddafi...
[aljazeera.com]
18/9/16
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The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) - an armed group led by Ibrahim Jathran and loyal to the Tripoli-based government - said it attacked two of the oil ports captured by forces of rival military leader Khalifa Haftar.
Last week, Haftar's forces seized the ports of Ras Lanuf, Al-Sidra, Zuwaytina, and Brega in the so-called "oil crescent" along the coast, which were then handed to the National Oil Corporation.
Muftah al-Muqarief, who heads oil guards loyal to Haftar, said the assault on the ports was launched from the west by "militias backed by outlaws".
"We repelled the attack and we are chasing them in the region," he said, adding "some" assailants had been captured.
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has struggled to assert its authority over the country since it was formed in December last year.
Oil is Libya's key asset, and revenue from crude exports is vital if the GNA is to rebuild the economy and infrastructure of the North African nation, ravaged by violence and conflict between factions since the 2011 uprising that led to the toppling of the late leader Muammar Qaddafi...
[aljazeera.com]
18/9/16
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