The country has had two competing governments, one in Tripoli and the other in the east, since 2014, when most diplomatic missions were evacuated to Tunisia.
Armed groups fighting for control and influence are launching repeated attacks on transportation hubs in Tripoli, undermining the government’s efforts to persuade diplomatic missions to return to the capital.
Airlines also face difficulty in maintaining the regularity of their services and keeping this oil-producing country connected to the outside world, with their planes damaged by the attacks.
The Radaa Security Force, which runs the airport and is affiliated with the internationally recognized Libyan government, said that the rockets were fired by men loyal to the leader of an armed group known as Bashir “Al-Baqara,” an armed group with which it had previously fought clashes.
The French ambassador met with representatives of this government in Tripoli at about nine o’clock on Thursday morning, while the United Nations envoy held his meeting in the afternoon.
In response to a question about whether the elections will be held this year, Salama said after his meeting with Foreign Minister Mohamed Al-Taher Siala that they will definitely be held, noting that international officials promised the Security Council this.
