Fake news war: in Libya, battles also rage on social media


A Libyan man looks at damaged vehicles on April 17, 2019, at the scene of an overnight rocket attack which no group claimed responsibility for so far in the Libyan capital Tripoli. - A number of rockets struck parts of Tripoli late yesterday after strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, witnesses and AFP journalists said. At least seven powerful explosions rocked the city centre. Shortly afterwards, witnesses said, columns of smoke were seen above the district of Abu Salim in the south of the city, which was hit by a number of rockets. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

TRIPOLI: On Libya’s front lines, fighters often hold a gun in one hand and a smartphone in the other, using their cameras in the propaganda war.

Since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to seize the capital Tripoli, most Libyans have watched the fighting on social media.

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