Tag: Libya

Libya: GNA Forces Tighten Grip on IS Militants’ Stronghold in Sirte

July 13, 2016

Forces loyal to the UN-sponsored Libyan unity government have intensified assault on the Islamic State militants in Sirte in an attempt to dislodge the fighters ... Read More

Tunisia: NATO plans to set up intelligence fusion center

July 11, 2016

The National Atlantic Treaty Organization announced from Warsaw, Saturday, a plan to set up an intelligence Fusion Centre in Tunisia, which was hit last year ... Read More

French Senate Report Accuses Algeria of Turning Blind Eye to Trafficking in Sahel

July 9, 2016

The French Senate issued recently a report accusing Algeria of complicity over a host of sorts of arms and goods trafficking in the Sahel and ... Read More

Tunisia: Army Trades Shots with Smugglers near Libyan Border

July 5, 2016

Tunisian army personnel exchanged Monday fire with a convoy of smugglers in the town of Ben Guerdane, near the Libyan border, forcing the smugglers to ... Read More

Libya: Italy Sponsors Secrete Talks between GNA & Rival Tobruk Government

July 1, 2016

Rome is driving its own peace initiative to help rival Libyan camps to end distrust and rebuild the country as the UN-backed unity government struggles ... Read More

Libya: Ousted Gaddafi’s Forces Saved US Staff in 2012 Attack against Benghazi Diplomatic Mission, US Report

June 30, 2016

A U.S. report released by House Select Committee on Benghazi investigating the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi notes that ... Read More

Tunisia: Victims of June 2015 IS bloodbath Remembered

June 28, 2016

Tunisia Monday remembered the victims of the June 2015 attack in Sousse where a militant of the Islamic State (IS) group mowed down 38 people, ... Read More

Libya: Serraj Calls for Unified Army to Overcome IS

June 27, 2016

Libya’s UN-backed Premier Sunday called for a unified military command of Libyan armed forces to ensure victory over the Islamic State (IS) group fighters still ... Read More

Libya: Regular Forces Repel IS Counterattacks in Sirte

June 25, 2016

Militia forces aligned with the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday pushed back Islamic State (IS) group fighters who had tried to drive out ... Read More

Libya: GNA Holds First Official Cabinet Meeting

June 23, 2016

The United Nations-sponsored Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) held Wednesday its first official cabinet meeting since it arrived in capital Tripoli late March. Prime ... Read More