Security forces stand guard after reopening of the Mitiga airport in Tripoli, Libya October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised government on Tuesday reopened Mitiga, Tripoli's only functioning airport, after almost two months of closure, and flights will resume within two weeks, the transportation minister said.
The airport had been shut since Sept. 1 after being repeatedly struck by artillery fire and air strikes blamed on eastern forces of Khalifa Haftar, which have been trying to take the capital since April.
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