Eastern Libyan forces take over El Sharara oilfield

Eastern Libyan forces take over El Sharara oilfield
Self-proclaimed Libyan National Army's (LNA) Chief of special forces Major General Wanis Boukhmada (1st-R) attends a graduation ceremony in Benghazi on Dec. 31, 2018. Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images
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BENGHAZI, Libya—Eastern Libyan forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar captured the closed El Sharara oilfield on Feb. 6, officials said in a challenge to the Tripoli government.

El Sharara was taken over on Dec. 8 by groups of tribesmen, armed protesters and state guards demanding salary payments and development funds.