Somalia seeks more US support in fight against Al-Shabab

Somalia is seeing gains in the fight against the Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab, and seeks support from the United States to help the country finally eliminate this threat to its national security, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during his visit to Washington last week. In a speech to the Somali diaspora community […]

Libya: Turkey Pledges to Investigate Arms Shipment

Ankara Saturday vowed to launch a probe into the smuggling of a shipment of arms to Libya, which is under UN arm embargo. The Libyan authorities based in Tripoli reportedly had seized last week, two containers of weapons and munitions disguised as construction material in the Western port of Khoms. The shipment was coming from […]

US passes “Libya Stabilization Act” to support stability, security in the country

The US House of Representatives has passed the ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’ (HR 1228) in a move to advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya and support the people of Libya. Under the act, the US can sanction activities of rebel General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) with respect to Syria (currently under […]