Hifter’s forces rebuff Tripoli’s call for cease-fire in Libya war

LNA spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Mismari said Tripoli's call for a cease-fire is not serious.
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Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the city of Benghazi, on their way to reportedly back up fellow LNA fighters on the frontline west of the city of Sirte, facing forces loyal to the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), on June 18, 2020. - Photo by ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP via Getty Images
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The spokesman for rogue general Khalifa Hifter’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) rejected a UN-backed call for a cease-fire put forth by Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA).

Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Mismari alleged Sunday that last week’s call for a cease-fire by western Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj was a ruse. “There is a military buildup and transfer of equipment to target our forces in Sirte,” Mismari said during a press conference.

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