FILE PHOTO: A member of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces is seen during a fight with Eastern forces, in southern Tripoli, Libya June 22, 2019. REUTERS/Yosri al-Jamal
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised government has allocated 40 million Libyan dinars (£23.5 million) for its defence ministry, it said on Tuesday, stepping up spending to fend off an eastern offensive as the war enters a fifth month.
The government also granted each of its soldiers 3,000 dinars as a reward for fighting the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) force of Khalifa Haftar, which started in April a campaign to take Tripoli in western Libya.
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