A senior Turkish delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to hold talks with Libya’s UN recognised government. Cavusoglu was accompanied by Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and intelligence [ More … ]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently liberated from forces commanded by putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar, and called for a transparent investigation. The [ More … ]
The UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) captures Tarhuna, launchpad for Haftar’s 14-month assault on Tripoli Libya’s UN-recognized government captured the last remaining stronghold of eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar near Tripoli on Friday, all but [ More … ]
Countries supporting Haftar biggest obstacle to peace in Libya, Turkish President said Thursday following a meeting with Libya’s GNA Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that countries supporting putschist Gen. [ More … ]
An announcement by Tripoli-based UN-recognised administration comes after a month-long offensive against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar. Libya’s UN-recognised government says it has captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase from fighters loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa [ More … ]
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.N.-backed government continues to advance against the militias of warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar, particularly in wiping out the putschists’ armories and oil tankers and wins increasing support from local [ More … ]
General Haftar, who controls Libya’s east, says his Libyan National Army ‘accepted the will of the people’!! Libya’s UN-recognised government accused rival military commander Khalifa Haftar of seeking to stage a new coup after he [ More … ]
Libyan forces aligned with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said they had advanced on Saturday on Tarhouna, a key support base for militias of Khalifa Haftar The advance comes days after forces [ More … ]
UN-recognized government (GNA) has reportedly captured Surman, Sabratha and Ajaylat from Haftar militias Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) announces they have seized Egyptian and Emirati weapons! Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) captured three [ More … ]
The balance of power on the ongoing battles in Libya between the forces of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and militias of Khalifa Hafter, supported by Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, France and Russian mercenaries, are [ More … ]
UN has proposed second round of negotiations for 18 February The U.N.-sponsored peace talks between Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar this week ended on Saturday without reaching [ More … ]
Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said he will not sit with putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar again, hoping that his supporters would review their decisions. Speaking in a broadcasted interview with Al-Jazeera on Tuesday, the head [ More … ]
Layla Mohammed barely had time to gather her children’s belongings before fleeing their southern Tripoli home when shelling targeted the Libyan capital’s outskirts earlier this year. For months she moved her family between apartments as [ More … ]
Few days ago, Libyan Field Martial Khalifa Haftar had announced a “decisive battle” for the capital Tripoli, eight months after he launched an offensive to wrest it from the unity government. “Zero hour has come [ More … ]
In a shattered villa south of the Libyan capital that serves as his field headquarters, a middle-aged militia commander named Mohammed al-Darrat, an engineer in another life, fretted over incoming ordnance, said the Foreign Policy. [ More … ]
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