Tag: Khalifa Haftar

Libya: Serraj rules Haftar out of national reconciliation talks

April 17, 2019

Head of the UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Tuesday said he would not dialogue with Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to take control ... Read More

Libya: Haftar wins al-Sisi’s backing in offensive to take Tripoli

April 15, 2019

Khalifa Haftar, commander of the self-style Libyan National Army (LNA) Sunday received his first open international endorsement for his offensive on Tripoli as he met ... Read More

Libya: UN Calls for Humanitarian Truce, Peace Talks

April 9, 2019

The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged all parties to observe humanitarian truce in the suburbs of Tripoli to evacuate civilians and those wounded ... Read More

Libya: US urges Haftar to halt Tripoli takeover attempt

April 9, 2019

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Libyan east-based rogue military general Khalifa Haftar to stop his offensive to control capital Tripoli. ... Read More

Libya: Serraj rejects power-sharing, militarization, exclusion as solution to political crisis

April 1, 2019

Libya’s internationally recognized leader Sunday opposed solutions to the political crisis that will propose power sharing, militarization as well as exclusion, in reference to the ... Read More

Libya: GNA declares state of emergency as Haftar forces move near

March 12, 2019

The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday declared state of emergency in Sirte and called for the mobilization of all aligned-forces as the Libyan ... Read More

Libya: Serraj, Haftar agree to hold elections to end chaotic transition

March 1, 2019

Libya’s main rivals have agreed to hold elections in a bid to preserve stability in the country and unify institutions, the UN said. Faiez Serraj ... Read More

Libya: GNA condemns assassination of Murzuk security Chief by Haftar fighters

February 22, 2019

UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday in a statement vowed to bring to book assailants and culprits who killed Wednesday head of the security ... Read More

Libyan Interior Minister Hails Morocco’s Support & Assistance

February 19, 2019

Libyan interior minister Fathi Bashagha commended on Monday Morocco’s contributions to his country’s stability, stressing the importance of the UN-brokered agreement inked by Libya’s warring ... Read More

Libya: East-based administration minister resigns; accuses Haftar of ethnical cleansing

February 4, 2019

The minister of housing of the east-based government, Ali Koso, Sunday tendered his resignation as he accuses the administration-aligned army commander Khalifa Haftar of ethnical ... Read More