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LNA Members Killed in Drone Strike Near Tripoli

Libyan National Army (LNA) forces. Reuters file photo

Three members of the Libyan National Army (LNA), including two commanders, were killed late on Friday in a drone strike on Tarhuna city by the Government of National Accord (GNA), a military source said.

GNA's media office confirmed the strike and said "it targeted a control vehicle in Tarhuna."

Tarhuna, some 97.6 km southeast of Tripoli, is a hub allied to commander Khalifa Haftar's LNA.

LNA forces launched an offensive in early April to try take control of Tripoli from militias loyal to GNA leader Fayez al-Sarraj.

"Two commanders of LNA's ninth brigade and their assistant were killed in a drone strike," the military source told Reuters.

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