Tag: Misrata

Libya: Mixed Messages from GNA and HoR, Misrata Calls for War

January 6, 2017

Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) who also doubles as the President of the Presidency Council has called on ... Read More

Libya: GNA forces rescue last buildings from IS in Sirte

December 7, 2016

Libyan forces aligned with UN-backed unity government Tuesday said they took last few buildings controlled by the Islamic State group (IS) in the city of ... Read More

Libya: IS Loses Last Hideout in Sirte

October 10, 2016

Misrata forces loyal of Tripoli-based Government of National Accord have broken the Islamic State’s last resistance position in the terrorist group’s stronghold of Sirte, reports ... 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: 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’s Last Chemical Weapons Stockpile Shipped to Germany

September 1, 2016

The Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has exported to Germany the last stockpile of Libya’s chemical weapons with the help of several European ... Read More

Libya: Dozens of GNA Forces Killed in Final Sirte-Takeover Assault

August 29, 2016

Misrata’s Bunyan Marous forces fighting under the Trpoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) lost dozens of elements Sunday as they staged final assault on the ... Read More

Libya: GNA Forces Welcome ‘Decisive’ US Airstrikes in Sirte

August 5, 2016

Misrata brigade forces aligned with the Government of National Accord taking on the Islamic State (IS) group fighters in coastal city of Sirte welcomed the ... Read More

Libya: PC Summons French Envoy over French Military Presence

July 25, 2016

UN-backed Libyan authorities Sunday summoned French envoy for clarification following the death of three French military officers last week in the eastern part of the ... Read More

Libya: Foreign forces monitor, we bomb and fight, Libyan Air force commander states

July 22, 2016

A senior official in the Libyan army has confirmed the presence of troops from more than one Western country but minimized their role in the ... Read More