Tag: LNA

Libya: ‘ICC-wanted Libyan commander under arrest’ Haftar’s LNA

August 18, 2017

The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said Thursday it arrested commander Mahmoud al-Werfalli wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) ... Read More

Libya: Italian Navy Deployment Approved, LNA Ordered to Fire at Trespassing Boats

August 3, 2017

Shortly after the Italian parliament approved the deployment of the country’s naval forces to the Libyan shores to help combat the flow of illegal migration ... Read More

Libya: Is Haftar Receiving Israeli Weaponry?

July 25, 2017

The Libyan National Army commander, aligned with east-based rival government, Khalifa Haftar has been reportedly receiving military aid from Israel with the secret support of ... Read More

Libya: Haftar’s Officer Accused of War Crimes

July 20, 2017

The UN asked Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) to suspend Mahmoud Al-Warfali, a commander of Saiqa Special Forces, accused of having committed war crimes ... 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: 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

Gen. Haftar Takes Strategic Jurfa Oasis in March Towards Tripoli

June 4, 2017

The Libyan National Army (LNA) Loyal to General Haftar have taken control of a strategic military base in Jufra after a battle with militias supporting ... Read More

Libyan Strife: Attack on Airbase Kills 141 Soldiers Loyal to Gen. Haftar

May 21, 2017

An attack on an airbase in southern Libya killed 141, mostly soldiers within the ranks of General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), media reports ... Read More

Libya: LNA Injured Forces to Get Treatment in Russia

February 3, 2017

Around 70 soldiers of the Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned with field Marshal Khalifa Haftar were flown this week to Russia for medical treatment, a ... Read More