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Category: Libya
Libya: Anti-GNA members in HoR lambast Kobler, PC
A group of lawmakers of Libya’s internationally recognized House of Representatives (HoR) has fired shots at head of UNSMIL and at the Presidency Council (PC); ... Read More
Instability Poses Serious Danger to Libya’s World Heritage Sites, UNESCO says
The raging civil war in Libya and the presence of extremist fighters in the vicinity of historical sites are posing a serious danger to the ... Read More
Libya: Future National Army to be Regionalized, Kobler
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
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: Italy Sponsors Secrete Talks between GNA & Rival Tobruk Government
Rome is driving its own peace initiative to help rival Libyan camps to end distrust and rebuild the country as the UN-backed unity government struggles ... Read More
Libya: Ousted Gaddafi’s Forces Saved US Staff in 2012 Attack against Benghazi Diplomatic Mission, US Report
A U.S. report released by House Select Committee on Benghazi investigating the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi notes that ... Read More
Libya: Haftar, Moscow Discuss Weapons Supply
Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libya National Army, who is currently visiting Moscow held talks with Defense Minister Sergei Shigou and Russia’s Security Council Secretary ... Read More
Libya: Serraj Calls for Unified Army to Overcome IS
Libya’s UN-backed Premier Sunday called for a unified military command of Libyan armed forces to ensure victory over the Islamic State (IS) group fighters still ... Read More
Libya: Regular Forces Repel IS Counterattacks in Sirte
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: GNA Holds First Official Cabinet Meeting
The United Nations-sponsored Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) held Wednesday its first official cabinet meeting since it arrived in capital Tripoli late March. Prime ... Read More