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Libya: Forces Advancing towards IS Sirte headquarters

Libyan forces loyal to the UN backed Government of National Accord (GNA) made some significant progress on Wednesday in their battle to recapture the coastal city of Sirte from the militants of the Islamic State. According to Brigadier General Mohammed Ghasri, they are only five kilometers away from the city center and Zafrana square, which […]

Libya: President Macron to meet with Haftar in a push for ceasefire

France Tuesday announced President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet with Khalifa Haftar whose eastern Libyan National Army has been fighting to control capital Tripoli, few days after UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader asked the French leader to press the rebel general to cease his offensive. Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Tripoli early […]

Libya: Leon seeks Arab League’s support to have HoR endorse GNA

UNSMIL Chief Bernardino Leon took off Monday to Egypt to seek the Arab League’s support in bringing the Libyan Political Dialogue out of deadlock. Leon will also meet Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry. The Arab League is backing the Libyan internationally recognised government and its Tobruk-based Parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR.) Leon hopes that […]