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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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