Libya

Libya's UN-recognized GNA forces down UAE combat drone

Apr 19, 2020 10:23

Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) says its forces have managed to down a United Arab Emirates (UAE) combat drone in the skies of the northern parts of the country.
UN Libya mission ‘alarmed’ by rise in violence, slams rebel shelling of Tripoli

Apr 16, 2020 08:07

The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has censured the rising violence in the North African country, expressing alarm about a fresh round of clashes raging through areas on the outskirts of the capital, Tripoli.
Libya government forces score major gains against rebels

Apr 15, 2020 06:41

Government forces in Libya have made major gains against armed rebels under the command of renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, capturing seven cities and towns.
UAE buys Israeli missile system for Libya rebels: Report

Apr 12, 2020 03:11

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid the Israeli regime to deliver an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to the Libyan rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar, a report says.
Turkey dispatches some 300 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya: SOHR

Apr 12, 2020 02:06

Turkey has reportedly sent new batches of allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya, following a bill passed by the parliament earlier this year that allows the Ankara government to deploy forces to the North African country to intervene in the civil war.
Libya’s first post-revolution PM dies of coronavirus infection

Apr 06, 2020 04:39

Mahmoud Jibril, who abandoned Muammar Gaddafi to become Libya's rebel prime minister during the 2011 revolution, has died on Sunday (April 5) after contracting the coronavirus, an aide and his party said.
Libyan forces shoot down 3 Sukhoi fighter jets operated by rebels

Apr 05, 2020 06:48

Libyan forces have reportedly shot down three Sukhoi fighter jets operated by rebel forces under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar.
Libyan government airstrike kills senior rebel commanders

Mar 29, 2020 06:23

Libyan government forces have launched an attack on rebel forces commanded by renegade general Khalifa Haftar, killing a number of their top commanders in an airstrike on the country’s volatile north.
New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives

Mar 25, 2020 07:44

Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.
UAE pouring arms, military supplies into Libya despite UN arms embargo

Mar 12, 2020 12:40

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pouring arms and military supplies into Libya despite a United Nations arms embargo against the war-ravaged country, a report says.