Libya

Saudi Arabia funded Libya rebels push toward capital: Report

Apr 14, 2019 01:38

Libyan rebel Commander General Khalifa Haftar has been directly supported by Saudi Arabia in his new campaign to seize control of the capital Tripoli, a new report has shown.
Libya being torn to shreds by ex-CIA asset turned warlord

Apr 13, 2019 16:33

Libya is again being embroiled in a crisis as the various armed groups battle for control of the divided country which the US and West European powers have destabilized and virtually destroyed in their greed for its oil wealth.
Haftar uses jets to bomb Tripoli as troops bogged down

Apr 13, 2019 07:26

Forces loyal to renegade field marshal Khalifa Haftar have deployed warplanes to hit Western-backed government positions in Tripoli, forcing more civilians to flee the Libyan capital.
Haftar’s army downs Libyan govt. military plane

Apr 11, 2019 01:53

The so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has shot down a military aircraft operated by the UN-backed government of Libya en route from the city of Misrata, an official says.
UN postpones conference in Libya due to fighting

Apr 10, 2019 07:08

The United Nations (UN) has postponed a conference in Libya that had been meant to discuss the possibility of holding elections in the country, as fighting between rival domestic forces continues near the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.
UN-backed Libyan govt. launches counteroffensive to stop advance of Haftar’s forces on Tripoli

Apr 08, 2019 07:46

Libya’s United Nations-backed government has launched a counteroffensive to stop the rival forces loyal to military strongman Khalifa Hafter from advancing on the capital, Tripoli, vowing that it will regain control of all the areas they have seized over the past days.
Libya's Western-backed PM accuses Haftar of betrayal over Tripoli offensive

Apr 07, 2019 05:27

Libya's Western-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has accused his rival General Khalifa Haftar of betraying him by initiating a military push against the capital, that risks plunging the nation into civil war.
Libya’s Haftar forces close in on Tripoli, capture former international airport

Apr 06, 2019 06:55

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have advanced into the southern outskirts of the country’s capital city and seized the former Tripoli International Airport in a dangerous escalation.
Russia ‘not backing Haftar’s Tripoli offensive’

Apr 05, 2019 14:24

Russia says it has not assisted forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in their latest push to take over Tripoli, calling for a political solution to the recent flare-up of tensions in 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.