Tag: Muammar Gaddafi

Libya: ‘Sirte to be Liberated within Days’, Pro GNA forces

August 12, 2016

Pro-unity government forces Thursday announced eminent liberation of Sirte a day after they took control of the Islamic State group’s headquarters in the coastal city. ... Read More

Libya: Sharp Fall in Oil Output Sparks Concern of Western Powers

August 10, 2016

Libyan oil production is falling more sharply than expected, declining by 70 percent from pre-civil war levels due to continued instability and hostilities between armed ... Read More

Libya: US Boots Assist GNA Forces against ISIS

August 10, 2016

US military ground forces are helping the allied militiamen of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, ... Read More

Libya: US Launches Airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte

August 2, 2016

At the request of UN-backed Libyan unity government in Tripoli, the US launched airstrikes against ISIS positions in the strategic port city of Sirte to ... Read More

Libya: Cairo hosts meetings to narrow gap between Libyan rivals

July 29, 2016

The Egyptian government is hosting meetings between Libyan political rivals in a move to end deadlock between Head of unity government Faiez Serraj and President ... Read More

Libya: GNA’s Serraj protest against French military breach

July 27, 2016

Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Faiez Serraj Monday formerly protested at French military presence as he met with French envoy at the sidelines of Arab League ... Read More

Libya: Future National Army to be Regionalized, Kobler

July 14, 2016

Head of UNSMIL Wednesday indicated that the future Libyan army may be decentralized in a move to end divisions among regions failing to form a ... Read More

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

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: Clash with IS Fighters Leaves 34 Pro-GNA Dead

June 22, 2016

Tuesday clashes between the Islamic State group militants and the militias loyal to the Government of National Accord in Sirte left 34 pro-GNA killed, forces ... Read More