Libyan general seizes key oil terminals from militia

Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general say they have seized a third oil terminal from a rival militia in the east, giving the divisive leader a bargaining chip in negotiations with rival UN -backed authorities in the capital, Tripoli.

Forces led by General Khalifa Hifter said late on Sunday that they had seized the Zueitina terminal from a militia known as the Petroleum Facilities Guards, hours after capturing the nearby terminals of Ras Lanuf and al-Sidra. Most of Libya's oil exports went through the three terminals before the militia seized them more than two years ago.