<span style="color: #222222;">The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rained rockets on the capital Tripoli early Tuesday after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Several homes were hit around Mitiga airbase in the eastern suburbs, the capital's functioning airport. There was no immediate word on casualties.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UN-recognised Government of National Unity, which has been battling an offensive against the capital for just over a year, accused Haftar's forces of taking revenge against Tripoli's civilian population following their losses on Monday.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On Monday, the unity government recaptured the coastal cities of Sorman and Sabratha and several inland towns.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Libya has suffered almost a decade of conflict since longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 uprising backed by several Western powers.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UN says hundreds of people have been killed and more than 200,000 displaced since Haftar launched his battle for Tripoli which quickly ground to a bloody stalemate.</span><br />