mo4ch:>‘Volcano of Rage’: UN-backed Libyan government launches counteroffensive against Haftar’s army | Mo4ch News

The Tripoli-based government has declared an attack “on all frontlines” against the advancing troops of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar amid reports of heavy fighting around the city.The forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli have launched a counteroffensive against the advancing troops of the rival Tobruk-based government, the army’s spokesperson, Mohammed Gununu, declared on Sunday.“The Libyan Army rejects coups and militarization of the state. Libya will always be a civilian state and the army will protect it and secure the people,” he said, adding that a joint command HQ was set up to coordinate the military efforts.The operation, dubbed ‘Volcano of Rage’, is aimed to repel the approaching Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who vowed earlier this week to seize Tripoli and liberate it from “militias and terrorists,” uniting the country.Tripoli-based army spokesperson Gununu said that troops are advancing on “all frontlines”…