Tag: Khalifa Haftar

Libya: France takes political agreement initiative

July 24, 2017

France has confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate Fayez Serraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord will be meeting, in Paris on Tuesday, with Field ... Read More

Libya: Forces Loyal to Haftar Edge towards Tripoli

July 12, 2017

Armed groups aligned with Libyan self-style Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said Tuesday they took control of the town of Castelverde, 75 kilometres east of Tripoli ... Read More

Libya: Clashes continue in Benghazi after liberation

July 10, 2017

Four days after Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced that the Libyan National Army (LNA) has liberated the city of Benghazi from terrorism, clashes continued till ... Read More

Libya: Benghazi has fallen to Haftar’s LNA

July 6, 2017

Head of Libyan National Army (LNA) opposed to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli Wednesday announced victory over militant groups and other fighters ... Read More

Libya: Has Gadhafi’s Son, Saif al-Islam, Been Released?

June 12, 2017

Saif Al-Islam, the son of former Libyan dictator Moamar Gadhafi, has been reportedly released by a Libyan militia after more than five years in captivity. ... Read More

Libya: Tobruk Gov Warns of Algeria’s Interference

June 9, 2017

Spokesman of Libyan National Army (LNA) colonel Ahmed Al Masmary gestures during a news conference in Benghazi, Libya, March 3, 2017. Picture taken March 3, ... Read More

Libya: Ansar al-Sharia becomes first Libyan extremist group to dissolve

May 29, 2017

Ansar al-Sharia, a group that became famous in 2012 after the US held it responsible for killing its Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens together with ... Read More

UK Top Diplomat Supports Unified & Stable Libyan Govt

May 5, 2017

British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made on Thursday his first visit to Libya to support efforts made for a unified and stable government in this ... Read More

Libya’s Serraj to Visit Washington

April 25, 2017

Libyan nominal Prime Minister Faiez Serraj backed by the international community has been invited by President Trump’s administration to visit Washington, few days after Italian ... Read More

Libya: Moscow attempts to seduce PC-backed Misrata top military officials to negotiate with Haftar

April 20, 2017

Russian authorities have held talks with heads of Misrata forces aligned with UN-backed Presidential Council in a move to narrow gap between the West-based forces ... Read More