bag governments are closing in on the capital tripoli while they forced the closure of the city s only functioning airport and thousands are reported to be fleeing the city all the militias are under the command of military strongman khalifa haftar our he backs a rival government in the east and says he s conducting a war against terrorists is that but his opponents say he wants to set up a military dictatorship while the u.n. back government in tripoli meanwhile says its forces are mounting a counter offensive doesn t have died in the fighting meanwhile western countries are calling for a truce and the resumption of peace talks. in benghazi members of have two hours in the lucia prepare for their onslaught on the capital tripoli despite calls for restraint by the international community have to are seems determined to ignite a civil war he s one of the fiercest critics of the un backed transitional government so far efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis have failed meanwhi