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Troops from the General Staff of the Government of National Unity deploy in the capital Tripoli hours after forces of the rival Tobruk-based government withdrew following heavy fighting between opposing militias. IMAGES
Tripoli (Libya), Sep 7 (EFE) - (Camera: Mohamad Abdel Kader) Militias linked to the forces under the command of the Government of National Accord supported by the UN in Tripoli captured on Monday a combat helicopter of the forces under the command of Marshal Jalifa Hafter. According to the director of operations to free the Sirte Al Jufra axis, Brigadier General Abdul Hadi Darah, a group of militiamen appropriated the aircraft after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in the town of Abu Qurain, near the coastal city of Sirte, 400 kilometers east of Tripoli.FOOTAGE OF THE HELICOPTER.
Fighters supporting Libya's unity government celebrate at a roundabout in Sabratha after seizing the coastal city between Tripoli and the Tunisian border from troops backing military commander Khalifa Haftar, according to officials. IMAGES
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed government advance into Islamic State positions in the embattled city of Sirte. Nathan Frandino reports.
Libyan government forces close in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. Natasha Howitt reports.
More than 2,000 police and security officials are in the French town of Lens, where thousands of fans have descended to watch England play Wales in the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.
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