Pro-Haftar warplanes target Tripoli's Mitiga Airport

<p>By Walid Abdullah</p> <p>TRIPOLI (AA) – Warplanes affiliated with Libya’s eastern government and forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar targeted Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport on Monday, according to a local military source.</p> <p>If confirmed, it would be the first time for pro-Haftar forces to target the facility, which represents the capital’s sole civilian airport.</p> <p>Several targets inside the airport were struck in Monday’s raid, a local military source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.</p> <p>An Anadolu Agency correspondent based in the area said that smoke could be seen billowing from the airport following the airstrike.</p> <p>No casualties have so far been reported.</p> <p>An airport official told Anadolu Agency that the facility has since been evacuated and all air traffic suspended.</p> <p><br></p> <p>*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat</p>