TRIPOLI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Libya's eastern-based army forces on Friday responded to an attack launched by Chadian opposition militants in southern Libya, according to a military source.
"Army units clashed with militants of the Chadian opposition who attacked the units early Friday morning," a military officer told Xinhua.
The officer explained that the attack took place in Ghadwa town, some 60 km south of Sabha, southern Libya's largest city.
"The attack was responded to, and the militants were expelled from Ghadwa. A number of army soldiers were killed and injured," the officer said.
The army, led by General Khalifa Haftar, has been launching a military campaign against terrorism and crime in the south since mid-January.
The army officer said the campaign will continue "until all of southern Libya is cleared of terrorism, crime and Chadian opposition."
The army is allied with the eastern-based government, as the country is politically divided between two governments in the east and the west, both competing for legitimacy.
