UN-backed Libyan gov't accuses rival army of shelling Tripoli's airport

A resident's house is damaged in Abu Salim, southern Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 28, 2020. The forces of the UN-backed Libyan government said on Friday that the rival east-based army attacked the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli with heavy shelling. "Haftar (commander of the east-based army) targeted the Mitiga Airport and its surroundings, as well as a number of residential neighborhoods in the capital Tripoli, with more than 60 Grad missiles," the UN-backed government forces said in a statement. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)