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Libya Latest News

UN: Over 100 civilians killed in Libyan conflict in 2nd quarter

August 4, 2020 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Libya Latest News

Haftar’s militias withdraw from parts of Tripoli after losing strategic airfield

May 19, 2020 MEO Staff

UN-backed GNA’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha says Khalifa Haftar now has ‘effectively zero’ chance of capturing capital Forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar withdrew from parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight following [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

Libya’s GNA forces continue advance against Haftar’s militias

May 3, 2020 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Libya Latest News

Libya’s GNA takes western cities from Haftar militias in major advance

April 13, 2020 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Latest News

FP: With the Help of Russian Fighters, Libya’s Haftar Could Take Tripoli

December 6, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

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 … ]

Libya Latest News

Haftar Is on Egypt’s Al-Sisi Footsteps

December 17, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Khalifa Haftar, the eastern Libyan military commander whose forces control parts of the country, said that he would listen to the “will of free Libyan people”, in the strongest indication so far that he might [ More … ]

East Africa

81 Al-Shabaab fighters killed in Jilib, Somalia

November 14, 2017 MEO Staff

Somalia’s security forces conducted a military operation killing 81 Al-Shabaab fighters, the Somali Minister of Information confirmed. Special Forces attacked the Al-Shabaab camp in Jilib district on Saturday, based in the Middle Jubba region in [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

Iran-backed Iraqi militias to enter Syria for backing Assad

May 31, 2017 MEO Staff

A spokesman for Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary forces has said they ready to move inside Syrian territories to fight alongside the Assad regime after they captured areas along the border. A spokesman for Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Houthi mines at 500,000 spots killed 700 in Yemen

April 20, 2017 MEO Staff

Houthi militias and fighters of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh continue to plant land and sea mines amid international silence. This is despite the fact that the use of such explosives is considered a crime [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Houthi, Saleh militias ‘torture Yemenis inside 480 secret prisons’: Rights Group

April 4, 2017 MEO Staff

Houthi militias and supporters of Yemen’s ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have established about 480 secret prisons to detain and hide prisoners across Yemeni governorates under their control. According to a recent report by the [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

Haftar Militias Dug Tombs and Carried out Human Rights Abuses in Benghazi

March 22, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

UN-backed government in Tripoli and human rights groups said that it has evidence that Haftar’s militias are carrying out abuses in Benghazi. Several videos were posted online showing Haftar’s forces killing captured fighters. The Libyan National Army(LNA), [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

Quartet backs Libya’s Government of National Accord

March 19, 2017 MEO Staff

A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya’s unity government to assert control over Tripoli after days of fighting with rival militias. The Cairo meeting by representatives of the UN, EU, [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

Fresh clashes hit Libyan capital hours after ceasefire deal

March 17, 2017 MEO Staff

Clashes broke out again Thursday in Tripoli hours after armed groups signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital. Gunfire could be heard in Tripoli’s southern neighbourhood of Hadba [ More … ]

Libya Latest News

Forces loyal to self-declared premier ‘Ghwell’ seized control of 3 GNA ministries in Tripoli

January 13, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

While the Chairman of the UN of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez al-Serraj was in Cairo to discuss with al-Sisi the latest developments in Libya, Khalifa Ghwell, the self-declared prime minister, said that his forces have [ More … ]

Aleppo

Turkey’s Former PM appeals to world leaders to be accountable and stop Aleppo massacre

December 14, 2016 MEO Staff

Turkey’s former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has called on the whole world, particularly the UNSC, the OIC, and the international human rights organizations to bear their responsibilities and move to stop the massacres in Aleppo. In a statement [ More … ]

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