Oyogist has learned that Libya’s eastern-based commander, Khalifa Haftar has ordered the closure of the country’s border with Algeria.
The lock down was as a result of the mass deployments of Haftar forces to the south, underscoring his continued role despite efforts to unify the country.
The Libyan-Algerian border was declared a military zone making it impossible for movement in the region”,
The nearly 1,000-kilometre (620 miles) border between Algeria and Libya cuts through mostly uninhabited desert and has few crossings.
