Tarhuna Protection Force of the Libyan Army has announced the start of an operation to liberate the city from what it said a group of corrupts who took the city as a hostage, killed its free people, and forcibly displaced them from their homes.

In a statement, the force called on all the social components of the city to support them in order to eradicate these criminals and mercenaries and return the city to the embrace of the motherland, according to the statement.

The Libyan Army announced yesterday, the success of their operations launched to liberate Tarhuna, confirming that its forces are stationed in several locations in its vicinity.