 The operation ended with one of the suspects killed, eight wounded and thirteen detainees, accused of being linked with the 19 August Tripoli bombings.The city fell to Haftar-led LNA forces during the Second Libyan Civil War, and became the LNA's stronghold in western Libya.On 18 April 2020, the forces of the UN-recognized GNA government, with the backing of Turkish drones, launched a major offensive with the aim to reclaim Tarhuna from Haftar.