国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Tensions escalate in Libya as east-based army says it has taken Sirte
<p><span word="TRIPOLI">TRIPOLI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sirte">Sirte</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 450 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahmad">Ahmad</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Mismari">Mismari</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="liberation">liberation</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sirte">Sirte</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span>.</p><p><span word="Mismari">Mismari</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="Sirte">Sirte</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confidential">confidential</span>.</p><p><span word="FINAL">FINAL</span> <span word="BATTLE">BATTLE</span> <span word="AGAINST">AGAINST</span> <span word="CAPITAL">CAPITAL</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="final">final</span>" <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Accord">Accord</span> (<span word="GNA">GNA</span>).</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Khalifa">Khalifa</span> <span word="Haftar">Haftar</span>, <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advancement">advancement</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>," <span word="Haftar">Haftar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Hadath">Hadath</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> 25 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50.</p><p><span word="Haftar">Haftar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="topple">topple</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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