Libya

Hafter forces 'pushed back' from checkpoint after short exchange of fire

Apr 05, 2019 07:56

Forces loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar have been pushed back from a key checkpoint a day after they managed to seize the control of a town in the south of the capital Tripoli.
Eastern forces in Libya seize town south of Tripoli, UN chief voices deep concern

Apr 05, 2019 02:42

Forces of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Libya’s strongman Khalifa Haftar, say they have managed to seize full control of a town south of the capital Tripoli in their westward advancement.
Forces loyal to Libyan general moving west toward government positions

Apr 04, 2019 03:59

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have started advancing on the country’s western cities and districts, with reports of skirmishes in the south of the capital, Tripoli, which is controlled by Libya’s internationally-recognized government of Fayez al-Sarraj.
Tunisia nabs UN official on suspicion of ‘spying’

Mar 30, 2019 03:51

Tunisia has arrested a United Nations (UN) official charged with monitoring alleged violations of an international arms embargo on Libya on suspicion of “spying.”
Libya’s Haftar accused of conducting ‘ethnic cleansing’ in south

Feb 07, 2019 09:47

Libya’s internationally-recognized government has denounced as “ethnic cleansing” a recent military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in the country’s south, which he has billed as an attempt to root out terrorists and foreign fighters from the restive region.
Libya’s Foreign Ministry attacked, ‘minister safe’

Dec 25, 2018 13:03

Gunmen have attacked Libya’s Foreign Ministry building in the capital, Tripoli, engaging in shootouts and setting off explosives inside, state media say.
Libyan army demands UN investigation into 'two weapons shipments from Turkey'

Dec 20, 2018 08:24

The Libyan National Army has called on the United Nations Security Council to launch an immediate investigation into what it says are two shipments of military hardware from Turkey to the North African country.
Conditions improving for American return to Libya: US Marine commander

Dec 16, 2018 04:43

A US military commander has declared that conditions are improving on the ground in Libya for the return of an American diplomatic post in the country, six years after the US envoy was killed there in an attack on the Benghazi consulate.
Libyan Government of National Accord headquarters stormed in Tripoli

Dec 12, 2018 13:53

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) in the capital Tripoli.
Armed group blocks key oil field in Libya

Dec 10, 2018 16:29

An armed group has seized one of Libya's largest oilfields in the country's southwest, the state-owned National Oil Corporation says.