Summary
East Libya-based forces said they had carried out airstrikes on the port city of Misrata in the early hours of Tuesday, targeting armored vehicles delivered from Turkey and a munitions depot.
The strikes came hours after a deadly airstrike on a biscuit factory in the capital Tripoli, 190 kilometers to the west, that the United Nations envoy to Libya said could constitute a war crime.
They mark a new escalation in the conflict around Tripoli, where forces loyal to east Libya-based commander Khalifa Haftar have been on the offensive since early April.
Forces from Misrata have led the defense of Tripoli, home to Libya's internationally recognized government.
Libya has been split between rival political and military camps based in Tripoli and the east since 2014 .
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