Libya

No military solution to Libyan conflict: Germany’s Merkel

Mar 11, 2020 06:45

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is no military solution to the conflict in war-torn Libya, stressing that an immediate ceasefire is necessary for a political process to continue.
Some 200 Turkish-backed militants flee crisis-hit Libya to Europe: SOHR

Mar 10, 2020 02:42

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says 200 Takfiri militants, whom Turkey has transported from restive areas in northern Syria to Libya to fight alongside Turkish military forces, have managed to flee from the North African country and sneak into Europe.
Turkey dispatches over 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya: SOHR

Mar 08, 2020 03:45

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has so far sent more than 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Turkey, after the Turkish parliament passed a bill earlier this year that will allow the government to deploy forces to the North African country to intervene in the ongoing war.
UN urge warring Libyan factions to negotiate

Mar 03, 2020 06:34

U.N.-mediated political talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Libya have ended in disarray, with nothing accomplished except an agreement to meet again next month.
President Assad says anti-terror war not limited to Syria, Libya

Mar 02, 2020 12:26

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the war against terrorism is not restricted to Syria or Libya and the endeavor will determine the fate of the region.
Libya’s rival government says force cannot end blockade on eastern oil fields

Feb 26, 2020 12:23

Libya’s eastern-based rival government says a blockade on oil ports and fields in the country’s east was imposed based on a “popular decision,” and that the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) could not force eastern tribesmen to put an end to it.
Russia says Turkey helping foreign militants enter Libya

Feb 26, 2020 08:59

Russia says Turkey is helping foreign militants cross into Libya, where rebel forces are attempting to unseat the internationally-recognized government.
Two Turkish troopers killed in Libya: Erdogan

Feb 25, 2020 07:34

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says two Turkish troopers have been killed in Libya, despite an earlier assertion that Ankara had withheld the dispatch of forces to the North African country in an attempt to give peace a chance.
Turkey confirms presence of allied Syria mercenaries in Libya

Feb 21, 2020 12:30

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed for the first time the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian militants in Libya.
Haftar says any ceasefire depends on Turkey’s withdrawal from Libya

Feb 21, 2020 09:35

Libya’s self-styled commander Khalifa Haftar says he would be ready for a ceasefire, on condition that Turkish forces leave the country and Ankara stops providing the country’s UN-recognized government with weapons.