A U.N.-backed government is now trying to establish itself from Tripoli, but it has failed to win endorsement from the east. Six killed in military helicopter crash in east Libya - source

BENGHAZI, Libya Sept 20 (Reuters) - Six people were killed when a military helicopter operated by armed forces loyal to Libya's eastern government crashed late on Monday, a military source said. The Libyan news portal al-Wasat quoted Col. Al-Safi al-Sanini as saying that the MI8 helicopter was on an official mission to Ras Lanuf oil terminal, once of three such facilities captured by Hifter's forces last week.
An Mi-8 transport helicopter crashes near the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk, killing at least six people.