Libya

Up to 150 refugees feared drowned in shipwreck off Libya

Jul 25, 2019 14:23

A spokesman for the UN refugee agency says up to 150 refugees trying to reach Europe from Libya are believed to have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
Libya’s Haftar says victory imminent despite repeated fails

Jul 25, 2019 02:54

Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar has claimed that his forces will “soon” capture the capital, Tripoli, even as they have been unable to advance for almost the entire duration of their offensive.
Haftar forces preparing for new push to capture Tripoli

Jul 21, 2019 07:34

Libya's UN-recognized government says forces loyal to strongman General Khalifa Haftar appear to be preparing for a new offensive to capture the capital city Tripoli.
UN accuses Libyan guards of shooting refugees fleeing Tripoli airstrikes

Jul 05, 2019 07:12

“There are reports that following the first impact, some refugees and migrants were fired upon by guards as they tried to escape,” said the OCHA report, which came a day after UN authorities emphasized that the airstrikes -- by renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar – may have constituted a war crime.
Putin blames NATO for destruction of Libya, warns about flow of terrorists from Syria

Jul 05, 2019 03:31

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US-led NATO military alliance is to blame for the destruction of Libya, warning that the situation there was deteriorating as more and more terrorists are moving from Syria into the North African country.
UN envoy slams EU blindness to plight of migrants in Libya after strikes on detention center

Jul 04, 2019 14:58

The UN has lambasted the EU's “blindness” on the plight of refugees in Libya, urging a rethink of returning Europe-bound migrants intercepted at the Mediterranean to the North African country.
UN urges Libya to evacuate migrant detention centers after deadly strike

Jul 03, 2019 10:37

The United Nations Refugee Agency on Wednesday called for the evacuation of migrant detention centers in Libya and a full investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people and wounded more than 130.
40 killed, 80 injured as airstrike hits migrant detention facility in Libya

Jul 03, 2019 03:57

Forty people have lost their lives and 80 others sustained injuries when an airstrike struck a detention facility for illegal migrants in a eastern suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
‘What does war have to do with me?’

Jul 02, 2019 11:59

Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind.
Six Turkish citizens detained in Libya now released: Ministry

Jul 01, 2019 11:11

Six Turks detained in Libya by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey's foreign ministry spokesman says, a day after it warned the militia would become a "legitimate target" unless they were released immediately.