Khalifa Haftar's forces announced their control at dawn on Tuesday of the Tendi military camp, which is under the control of the commander of the Sabha military region, Ali Kanna, and affiliated with the Presidential Council in the city of Ubari, southwest of Libya.
According to media sources loyal to Haftar, the camp was seized after a sudden raid, during which the headquarters was completely controlled and all the equipment in the camp was confiscated without any clashes between the two sides.
The sources said that the surprise attack on the Tendi camp was due to allegations that the forces did not commit to participating in the security agreement in the city.
Ali Kanna is considered one of the prominent officers who worked in the army during the era of Muammar Gaddafi, before he was appointed commander of the military zone in Sabha by a decision by the Presidential Council in 2019. He is considered the most important military figure in the southern region and enjoys support from various tribes, whether those loyal to the former regime or from the Tuareg tribe to which Kanna belongs.
This attack comes a week after clashes in the city of Sirte between the 128th Brigade, led by Hassan Al-Zadma, and the 77th Battalion loyal to Saddam Haftar, led by Mohammed Al-Mazweghi. The clashes raised concerns among observers of Libyan affairs about the collapse of the ceasefire and the return of clashes to Libya, especially in light of the faltering political process and the disruption of dialogue among the main parties in the country.