MISRATA, Libya (Tribune Content Agency) — More than two weeks ago, Libya’s powerful Misrata militia was gathering forces outside the city of Sirte for what its fighters said would soon be an offensive to eject a few hundred Islamic State militants from late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown. The battle was never joined, however, as the Misrata militia shifted its fighters elsewhere to counter what its leaders considered a bigger threat: forces from the so-called Operation Dignity of former Gen. Khalifa Hifter, who is loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government, led by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani in the eastern city of Tobruk. The Misrata militia’s loyalty is to the...
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