The Libyan National Army vowed to continue its oil blockade in the war-torn North African country unless its demands are met as the conflict between the self-styled army and the UN-backed Government of National Accord rages on. The LNA, backed by a host of countries including Russia and the UAE, started the oil blockade in mid-January, a move that has pushed Libya’s oil production down to a trickle and cost the country over $6.5 billion in revenue losses. “The ports and oil fields will remain closed until the demands and orders of the Libyan people are implemented,” LNA spokesman Ahmed Mismari said in a statement broadcast on July 11. He named three conditions to lift the blockade: […]