Benghazi residents protest Turkish intervention in Libya

(14 Jul 2019) Residents of Benghazi gathered Sunday to protest against Turkish support for the internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA). Libya is split between the GNA in Tripoli, and the Tobruk government led by Marshal Khalifa Hifter. Hifter is in control of eastern Libya and heads the Libyan National Army (LNA). The anti-Turkey demonstrators, who gathered in front of the Tibesti Hotel in the centre of the city, expressed their support for the LNA, which is currently engag