Libyan National Army Says Boosted Combat Readiness Near Border With Chad

On Wednesday (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2021) n Wednesday, a military source in Libya told Sputnik that the LNA was preparing to send its forces to the border with Chad.

"The combat readiness of all land and air forces [in the Kufra District] has been boosted," the LNA said in a statement on Friday.

The army said it had enough forces and equipment to thwart any attempt to undermine security and stability in the region.

On Tuesday, Chad's army announced that the country's leader, Idriss Deby, who was re-elected for his sixth presidential term in a row, died of serious wounds he received on the frontline in the country's north during clashes between government forces and rebels.