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Turkish Airlines, the last foreign airline operating in Libya, has suspended flights to Misrata, the only city it was flying to in the country.
Most airlines withdrew flights to Libya in July after fighting broke out in the capital between rival militias at Tripoli’s main international airport.
Local companies began operating from Tripoli’s Mitiga airport and Turkish Airlines resumed a Misrata service.
But the port city was hit by air strikes over the weekend.
Turkish Airlines also flew to Tripoli, the eastern city of Benghazi and Sebha in the south before security deteriorated in the oil-rich country last year.
The European Union banned all Libyan airlines from flying over EU airspace last month because of aircraft safety concerns.
This briefly affected the country’s flights to Turkey – a key transit destination for many Libyans – but local airlines resolved the situation by renting foreign aircraft and crew, the BBC reported.
The Libya Dawn militia alliance controls much of western Libya, including Misrata and Tripoli.
The internationally recognised government was pushed back into eastern areas last year – and its air force began strikes on Misrata a week ago.