A statement on the Facebook page of the military council of Sabha said forces aligned with the Tripoli government have taken control of El Feel
El Feel oilfield near Murzuq, Libya in 2017. Picture: REUTERS/AIDAN LEWIS
An engineer at the field said the clashes were between oil facilities guards led by commander Ali Kanna, who is aligned with the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, and forces linked to Khalifa Haftar, a commander based in the east. Libya has been divided since 2014 into rival military and political camps based in Tripoli and the east. Haftar controls most of the country’s oilfields and facilities but oil revenues are controlled by the central bank in Tripoli.A statement carried on the Facebook page of the military council of the southern city of Sabha said the forces aligned with the Tripoli government had taken control of El Feel.
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