Stalemate persists in Tripoli after overnight fighting, more civilians flee

Libyan volunteers fix weapons belonging to the members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces at a workshop in Misrata, Libya May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting raged overnight in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither faction able to secure gains on the frontlines as an offensive by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar entered its fifth week.

Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), which is allied to a parallel administration based in Benghazi, has in the past week brought up more troops and heavy guns to the frontline.