Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli

Armed rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar in Libya claim they have destroyed a Turkish cargo ship carrying ammunition and weapons at the port of Tripoli. “The Turkish ship loaded with weapons and ammunition [that] docked this morning in the port of Tripoli was destroyed,” said a statement on the rebels’ Facebook account on Tuesday, without providing more details. There was no immediate reaction from Turkey, which sides with the internationally recognized...