Tag: GNA

Libya: GNA Thanks King Mohammed VI for Iron-Clad Support

September 21, 2016

Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) Tuesday expressed its gratitude to the Moroccan monarch for his constant and firm support to the stability of the ... Read More

Libya: Haftar Urges Kobler to Stay Away from Libyan Internal Affairs

September 20, 2016

Head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar has called on head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, to stop meddling in Libyan internal affairs, a ... Read More

Libya: Haftar Forces Repel GNA Militaries’ Attempts to Retake Oil Crescent

September 19, 2016

Libyan National Army (LNA) forces, led by military veteran Khalifa Haftar, Sunday pushed back attempts by the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) to re-take two oil ... Read More

Libya: Sarraj to Meet with HoR Members to Discuss Cabinet List

September 16, 2016

Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council and Prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is expected to meet with some members of ... Read More

Libya: Kobler Warns Further Divisions Looming after Seizure of Oil Terminals

September 12, 2016

UN envoy for Libya Martin Kobler tweeted Sunday that greater divisions are looming over Libya as the Libyan army led by Khalifa Hafter, rival of ... Read More

Libya: Two Car Bombs Explode Near GNA Secured Headquarters

September 9, 2016

Two car bombs struck Thursday the Libyan capital of Tripoli, near the foreign ministry and the Abu Sitta Naval Base, housing the official office the ... Read More

Libya: US Convinced of IS downfall in Sirte Any Time Soon

September 8, 2016

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group would be defeated very soon as Libyan forces, aided by US airpower, take ... Read More

Tunisian Authorities Worry Sirte IS Escapers Would Turn to Tunisia

September 7, 2016

Tunisia’s defense minister Tuesday in Paris warned his country may be retreat terrain for the Islamic State group militants fleeing the Libyan coastal city of ... Read More

Libya: General Haftar Calls US Airpower Interventions Illegal

September 7, 2016

Head of the Libyan National Army backed by the east-based government opposed to the UN-sponsored Libyan unity government has scorned US decisive aerial intervention in ... Read More

IS Defeat in Sirte Deepens Libya’s East-West Split

September 6, 2016

The recent takeover by Libyan forces of the coastal city of Sirte from IS, is a major setback for the terrorist organization. Yet, this victory ... Read More