First Independent Mena Newspaper
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) Wednesday claimed credit for the attack on a court house in the city of Misrata in which four people including a security officer have been confirmed dead. The group swiftly on its media agency Amaq said its commandos raided the court building. Reports say three men arrived in a […]
Misrata-based armed forces known as Bunyan Marsous (BM) aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) have accused the Prime Minister Faiez Serraj of abandoning BM forces after the capture in December of Sirte that was held by the Islamic State. The BM, known as one of Libya’s most organized forces, drove out the […]
Russian authorities have held talks with heads of Misrata forces aligned with UN-backed Presidential Council in a move to narrow gap between the West-based forces opposed to field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, reports say. An important delegation of forces headed by Abdulhamid Al-Dubaiba assisted by Bunyan Marsous commander Mohamed Essa met in the Russian capital with […]
Libyan Government of National Accord force Sunday started preparations for final assault against the Islamic State group in the city of Sirte after making headways into the city thanks to US airpower strikes on the militants’ positions last week, reports say. Misrata forces, allied to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA,) have regained confidence following […]