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Libya: Tripoli’s airport under the control of the Islamists of Fatzr Libby

The departures hall of the airport has been completely destroyed by fire - Islamists said that they conquest the airport after ten days of fierce fighting with the nationalist militias of the city Zidane

Newsroom August 26 09:59

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Under the control of the Islamist organization Fatzr Libby (Dawn Libya) is the international airport of Tripoli, as reported by the French photojournalist agency who participated in an organized tour for journalists in this strategically important airport in the south of the Libyan capital.

During the visit organized by the Islamists, there was no military activity in the region.

According to the photographer the departure hall of the airport has been completely destroyed by fire, but the main runway remains intact.
More than 10 aircraft Libyan Airlines aircrafts were parked lengthwise the airport.

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One of them was missing the tail another bore holes from bullets but it seemed that some were not damaged.

Islamists said they conquest the airport after ten days of fierce fighting with the Nationalists militia of the city Zintan who had it under their control since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

The airport remains closed since the 13th of July due to conflicts.

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