Prime minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, announced on Thursday the launch of Operation Peace Storm, in response to the continued attacks carried out by Haftar’s forces.

The air forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, carried out on Friday three air raids targeting a number of positions of the rival Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) in the country’s west, a local military source said.

Turkey’s deployment of troops to Libya to support the Government of National Accord (GNA) violates UN Security resolutions, according to a letter submitted to the UN Security Council by Cairo’s permanent representative to the UN.

The European Union will launch a new Mediterranean naval and air mission in April to stop more arms reach warring factions in Libya, EU diplomats said on Thursday, with Greece agreeing to take in any migrants rescued at sea.

The UN Security Council urged Thursday the Libyan warring parties to commit to an immediate ceasefire, expressing concerns over the military escalation on the ground.

The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams has strongly condemned the repeated shelling on Ain Zara district, including the Al Rwemi Prison.

Tripoli experienced another night of intense bombing last night of its civilian areas. Residents reported they were unable to sleep all last night through to this morning. Several neighbourhoods were hit causing much damage to property and vehicles. Several fires broke out.

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord on Wednesday launched a new military push against the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who has been for the last two days ramping up attacks on civilians in the capital. 

The Libyan Army forces have launched Operation Peace Storm in order to target Khalifa Haftar’s forces and foil their attacks on civilians in Tripoli.

The Libyan army spokesman, Muhammad Gununu has confirmed that at least 12 people were either killed or injured within the 48 hours, since the “deceptive” announcement made by Haftar’s spokesman regarding a humanitarian ceasefire, as he described.