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Unknown armed group deploys forces outside of Libya’s NOC headquarters

A picture taken on June 3, 2020 shows Libya's National Oil Company in the northern town of Ras Lanuf. Libya's National Oil Company said Monday it had restarted production at Al-Fil oil field, closed since January by the forces of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The NOC's announcement came a day after output resumed at Al-Sharara oil field, the country's largest, following a string of victories against Haftar by forces backing Libya's Tripoli-based unity government.
A picture taken on June 3, 2020 shows Libya's National Oil Company. (File photo)
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Unknown armed group deploys forces outside of Libya’s NOC headquarters

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An unknown armed group deployed forces outside Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) headquarters in Tripoli on Monday, two sources in the city and a Libyan oil source said.

The group blocked the road in front of the building with vehicles according a video circulating on social media which the sources confirmed as accurate.

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