East Libyan forces launch strikes after air base attack | Reuters

BENGHAZI, Libya East Libyan forces have targeted rival brigades with a series of air strikes in the southern region of Jufra, officials and witnesses said on Sunday, three days after dozens of their men were killed in a surprise attack on an air base. The escalation risks reigniting warfare in Libya's central desert regions, where forces aligned with the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) have skirmished since late last year with opponents aligned with a U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli.The two sides represent the main factions in a sporadic conflict between shifting alliances that have fought for power in Libya since 2014.A resident in Jufra said LNA air strikes had caused casualties, though the number of dead and injured was unclear.Details of Thursday's attack on Brak Al-Shati air base, about 150 miles (240 km) south of Jufra, are still emerging

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