Tripoli Government's Counterattack Promise Lifts Oil Jitters
- UN-backed government vows to ‘cleanse’ cities of Haftar forces
- Western oil regions could be imperiled if conflict drags on
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government arrive in Tajura on Aprill 6.
Photographer: Mahmud Turkia /AFP via Getty Images
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Libya’s internationally-recognized government said it would start a counterattack to clear the OPEC member of forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, escalating a standoff that has the potential to rattle global oil markets.
The operation, dubbed “Volcano of Anger,” seeks to “cleanse all Libyan cities of the aggressors,” the Government of National Accord’s military spokesman, Mohamed al-Qonuni, said in a televised statement.