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Libya's east-based forces seize Turkish-owned vessel

by Samy Magdy
| December 8, 2020 6:30 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Forces of a Libyan commander who rules the eastern half of the country and who was behind a year-long military attempt to capture the capital, Tripoli, have seized a Turkish vessel heading to the western town of Misrata.

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