Libyan Airport Reopens After Night of Airstrikes on Tripoli
- Flights were suspended at Mitiga International for a few hours
- Strikes were aimed at government’s military positions
Libyan fighters loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) during clashes in Tripoli's suburb of Ain Zara, on April 20.
Photographer: Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images
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Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport has reopened to flights after being shut down for several hours.
Flights were suspended because of airstrikes aimed at forces loyal to the internationally recognized government, which is based in Tripoli in northwest Libya. The airport closed earlier this month following an air strike, the first in an offensive by warlord Khalifa Haftar to take the capital.