Libya crisis: Tensions rise as Tripoli airport seized

BBC News:

An armed militia alliance in Libya has captured Tripoli’s international airport after a battle lasting nearly a month.

Islamist-affiliated forces from Misrata and other cities took over the airport from the Zintan militia, which has held it for three years.

Libya’s new parliament, largely opposed to the Islamists, condemned the move.

Violence in Libya has surged recently between the rival groups who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in the 2011 uprising.

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A building on fire after clashes between rival militias in the Sarraj district of Tripoli (23 August 2014)

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