Libyan forces claim control of oil port

‘Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) have allegedly launched an attack against those of General Khalifa Haftar, a renegade general, claiming to have taken back control of an oil port terminal in the country’s so-called oil crescent in the east.
The Libyan military spokesman, Ali al-Hassi, made the announcement on Sunday, saying the clashes erupted over the seizure of the al-Sidra terminal near Ras Lanuf port, both of which had been captured by Haftar’s forces less than a week ago.
Ras Lanuf and al-Sidra are capable of handling 700,000 barrels of oil per day. The GNA almost entirely dependent on oil revenues for its income.’
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