he US President Donald Trump is going to receive Khalifa Haftar, a renegade commander leading forces positioned in eastern Libya and now attacking Tripoli for seizing power, at the White House, Libyan Express has learned. 

An official source in Al-Jufra reported that a group of gunmen had attacked a checkpoint in Fuqahaa town on Monday dawn, causing no casualties.

A “Made in UAE” unmanned aircraft was shot down south of the capital Tripoli, said the UN-recognized Libyan government in Tripoli on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

At least 18 people were injured following two car bomb explosions that targeted a military unit in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna.

The commander of the naval frontline of “Volcano of Rage” Operation of the Libyan Army under the Presidential Council’s command Rida Essa said they had tasked navy personnel to foil any attacks by Khalifa Haftar’s forces, in addition to doing their job regarding illegal immigration.

The forces of the Libyan Army under the Presidential Council’s command launched on Saturday fierce offensive on positions of Khalifa Haftar’s forces on different frontlines in southern Tripoli.

Local media outlets have reported heavy fighting between Libyan Army forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Khalifa Haftar’s forces on different frontlines in southern Tripoli.

Khalifa Haftar has arrived in Russia’s capital Moscow in order to meet with officials and review support for his military offensive on Tripoli and against the UN-backed Government of National Accord, local media sources reported.

Deputy spokesman of the United Nations Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said that civilian victims of the aggression on Tripoli have increased to 146 casualties, including 40 fatalities.

Washington must get tough on violations of the UN arms embargo and hold Libya’s warring sides accountable for their conduct; it must also pursue a more inclusive governance framework for Libya’s future—one that does not include Haftar.