An informed official says the visit of the Egyptian delegation to Tripoli aimed to ‘preempt further Emirati incitement of military adventure’, according to Mada Masr. On Sunday, a senior Egyptian delegation headed by General Intelligence [ 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 … ]
“Behind closed doors, they are saying ‘Turkey was right.’ When compared to Khalifa Haftar, they are saying that Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is a trustworthy person. However, they [ More … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
After fierce clashes in and around Naqliya Camp on the Airport Road in southern Tripoli between Libyan Army forces under the command of the Libyan Presidential Council and forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, [ More … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
Media reports revealed that sources at Al-Ahram Centre for Political Studies have revealed that Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has called on Egypt to supply him with surface-to-surface missiles to back his attack on the Libyan [ More … ]
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 … ]
Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, rejects a ceasefire requested by French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Paris, an Elysee official says Libyan eastern commander Khalifa [ More … ]
Warlord also understood to have private support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord bombarding Tripoli in an attempt to oust the country’s UN-recognized government, has won unequivocal support from the [ More … ]
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