Rockets have been fired at the only functioning airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Reuters reports , citing information from local residents and a statement from the political faction that controls the airport. The attack is the latest in a string of events signaling an escalation in the internal fights in Libya. Earlier this week, armed men stormed the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation, killing two and injuring another ten employees. Three of the gunmen were also killed during the attack. Islamic State claimed responsibility for that, via its news agency. The attack, the statement said, aimed at the “economic interests of oppressing governments funding crusaders.” Reuters notes it is the first IS attack on the HQ of the Libyan state oil company. The renewed violence once again threatens Libya’s fragile peace and its oil industry that has been struggling to recover from the attack on oil […]