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Military Operation in Tripoli Successfully Completed - Libyan GNU's Defense Ministry

© AP Photo / Yousef MuradLibyan army forces and vehicles are stationed in a street in the country’s capital of Tripoli on Friday, July 22 2022
Libyan army forces and vehicles are stationed in a street in the country’s capital of Tripoli on Friday, July 22 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.05.2025
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - The military operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been successfully completed, the defense ministry of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) said.
"The ministry emphasizes that the military operation was successfully completed. It gave instructions to complete the plan in the area to ensure security and stability," the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, Al Wasat newspaper reported, citing sources, that the head of the Libyan Presidential Council's security service, Abdelghani al-Kikli, had been killed in Tripoli, with gunfire being heard in a number of areas of the city.
The interior ministry of the Tripoli-based GNU called on residents of the capital to remain in their homes. Local ambulance service said six bodies were recovered near Abu Salim area after clashes subsided in the Libyan capital.
Libyan army cadets stand at attention for an audience including the prime minister, the commander of the Turkish training mission, and other dignitaries at their graduation ceremony of  in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.05.2025
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