A new mass grave was found in Libya’s southwestern city of Tarhuna that was recently liberated from warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militia, the Libyan government said Sunday. “The grave was discovered in Alrabet area, a former [ More … ]
A dozen bodies have been unearthed in newly found mass graves in the Tarhuna region of western Libya, AFP has reported. This is where renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces launched an aborted assault on [ More … ]
Libya is preparing for a wary political solution. Despite a normative political solution to the Libyan conflict, a surprising resignation announcement and mass protests took place in the territory of the U.N.-backed Government of National [ More … ]
The second round of Libyan talks are due to begin today in the Moroccan resort town of Bouznika, south of Rabat, with the participation of representatives of the High Council of State in Libya and [ More … ]
GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj says he wants to quit by the end of October, citing progress by UN in a political solution to Libya’s conflict Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on [ More … ]
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday received the commander of Libya’s naval forces in the capital Ankara, the ministry announced. Meanwhile, Libyan authorities have reportedly invited Turkish companies to assist in production by taking [ More … ]
Delegates from Libya’s internationally recognized government and from putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s side on Thursday agreed on the criteria for appointments to their country’s key institutions, a joint statement made at talks in Morocco said [ More … ]
Investigation reveals that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was behind the lethal drone strike that killed 26 unarmed cadets at a military academy in Libyan capital Tripoli The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was behind a [ More … ]
Haftar’s militias dismiss ceasefire announcement as ‘marketing’ stunt, says GNA is planning a Turkish-backed offensive on Sirte Renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces have dismissed a ceasefire announcement by Libya’s internationally recognized government as a [ More … ]
A Libyan government statement on Friday ordered an immediate cease-fire for all military forces and combat operations in the war-torn country. “Cease-fire requires demilitarization of the Sirte and Jufra regions with security arrangements,” the statement [ More … ]
More than 100 civilians including women and children were killed by ground fighting, explosive remnants and airstrikes in Libya between April and June, an increase of 65% from the first three months of the year, [ More … ]
U.S. remains on the sidelines in Libya’s conflict as Russia extends its reach in the north African country, says a WP report An absence of U.S. leadership in Libya has allowed a dangerous international confrontation [ More … ]
The UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) says it will recapture city of Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to [ More … ]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Egypt’s actions in Libya and its support for the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar were illegal. Erdogan was responding to a question about Egypt’s possible intervention in Libya’s conflict, where [ More … ]
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) will agree to a cease-fire only if warlord Khalifa Haftar withdraws his forces from country’s central and western regions, the Turkish foreign minister said, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking [ More … ]
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