Libya clashes threaten oil installations
Libya Brega Port
Fighting erupted over the weekend between the so-called Benghazi Defence Forces and military forces affiliated with the eastern government, sparking fresh fears over in-fighting. The UN-backed Government of National Accord, commonly referred to as Libya’s western government, was quick to condemn the violence in an effort to dispel rumours of it backing Islamist-leaning militias in the east.
The fighting took place in the so-called oil crescent, an area along Libya’s coast that is home to some of the country’s main oil export terminals and ports. While the Petroleum Facilities Guard, a fighting force aligned with Tripoli, said there was no immediate threat to the coastal oil infrastructure, it vowed to protect the installations if necessary.
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