Libya: Pro-government troops retake Libyan city of Kekla
Troops loyal to Libya’s globally-recognized government have taken control of the strategic western town of Kekla after over 40 days of clashes with militias there.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani’s government said on Monday that the attack put Kekla under the “command of the army.”
The offensive to retake the key town of Kekla was launched in October by the pro-government forces, backed by parts of the army and air force loyal to Thani.
Jadallah al-Abidi, head of the administration in the capital, Tripoli, accepted losing Kekla but assured that it did not mean the “collapse” of his forces in the west.