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UAE Drones Target Airport in Tripoli

September 18, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, mounted three airstrikes on the ‘military section’ of Mitiga airbase. The strikes hit their targets with high precision, the LNA said. Further, the Volcano [ More … ]

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UAE Drones Attacked Libyan City, Says Commander

August 28, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Drones from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in an attack by East Libya-based forces on government troops in Gharyan city, south of Tripoli, a Libyan military commander said. This week, forces loyal to military [ More … ]

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Libya Tensions Escalate After Tripoli Takes Key Strategic Town

July 2, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

The day after the battle for the Libyan town of Gharyan, burnt-out cars were flipped on the side of the highway and only a few shop owners opened their doors to see if they could [ More … ]

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Is Libya Battling ‘Existential Fight’ in Tripoli?

June 4, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Two months after launching a surprise assault on the Libyan capital Tripoli, the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar are locked in a stalemate at the gates of the city. Their initial lightning advance was stalled [ More … ]

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Violence Rages in Libya as Fighters Attempt to Advance into Tripoli

May 26, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Heavy fighting raged in the Libyan capital on Saturday as eastern forces made a new push to advance inside the city controlled by the internationally recognized government. The Libya National Army (LNA) force of Khalifa Haftar, [ More … ]

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Egypt’s Support for Haftar Could Cost it Work in Libya

May 14, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Egyptians looking to snag lucrative reconstruction contracts in Libya are divided over whether their country’s support for one side in the civil war will hurt their chances. On May 5, Fayez al-Sarraj, prime minister of Libya’s [ More … ]

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Haftar Offensive on Tripoli ‘Sounded Like a Coup’: UN Libya Envoy

April 17, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

The United Nations’s top envoy for Libya has said that renegade General Khalifa Haftar tried to stage a coup when he issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Speaking to [ More … ]

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HRW Demands Haftar’s Forces End Siege of Civilians in Libya’s Derna

February 24, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

An international rights group has urged Libyan strongman’s self-styled army to lift its siege inside an eastern Mediterranean city where civilians have been trapped. Human Rights Watch said that over the past two weeks, General [ More … ]

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Libya Clashes Resume As Warlord Haftar Tries to Seize Oil Fields

February 7, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Clashes resumed near Libya’s biggest oil field, a day after eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar said his forces had reached the deposit in a push to secure the southwestern region and its energy installations. Haftar’s [ More … ]

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Reports raise questions about health of Libya’s Haftar

April 12, 2018 MEO Staff

Military commander’s spokesperson says he’s in good health amid reports he is in coma after suffering stroke Conflicting reports raised questions of the health of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar. Al Jazeera network reported on [ More … ]

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Libya’s warring parties ‘ignoring’ civilian deaths in Derna: HRW

November 6, 2017 MEO Staff

Human Rights Watch has urged Libya’s warring factions to investigate civilian deaths in Derna and hold those responsible to account, after unidentified aircraft attacked the eastern city. Human Rights Watch has called for warring factions [ More … ]

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Did the Egyptian Air force Bomb Derna after Haftar Visited Cairo?

November 1, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Days after media outlets reported the arrival of Khalifa Haftar to Cairo, unknown airstrikes bombed Derna pointing fingers to Egypt’s military to be behind these strikes.  The airstrikes killed “15 civilians, mostly women and children, have [ More … ]

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Media Reports: Haftar in Cairo to Discuss Egyptian Airstrikes on Derna

October 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Media reported that Libya’s warlord of the so-called Libyan National Army(LNA) Khalifa Haftar arrived in Egypt ‘s Cairo to discuss possible Egyptian airstrikes on Derna and other cities like Ajdabiya. Libya Observer cited the New Arab reporting [ More … ]

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US Joins France, UK in Welcoming Haftar’s LNA Probe of Unlawful Killings: Libya

August 20, 2017 MEO Staff

The United States, France and United Kingdom in a joint statement welcomed the Libya National Army (LNA) decision to probe unlawful killings along with its recognition of an ICC arrest warrant for an LNA commander. [ More … ]

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Libya’s military commander Haftar due in Moscow for talks

August 13, 2017 MEO Staff

Libya’s military commander Khalifa Haftar is due to visit Moscow on Saturday to discuss a peace plan involving a ceasefire and political talks, a Russian official said on Friday. Libya’s  military commander General Khalifa Haftar [ More … ]

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