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Tag: Derna
Libya/Floods: Resentment mounts in Derna against politicians
A week after the floods that killed thousands of people, hopes are fading of finding survivors in Derna. Some relatives of the missing now want ... Read More
Libya: Haftar Declares Victory in Derna
Strongman of Libya’s eastern part KhalifA Haftar and his army Thursday announced victory over ‘terrorists’ in the town of Derna after nearly two months of ... Read More
Fighting Escalates in Libya’s Derna with Devastating Impact on Civilians
Forces loyal to the renegade General Khalifa Haftar have tightened the noose around the eastern city of Derna, at a time the UN warns of ... Read More
Gen. Haftar Takes Strategic Jurfa Oasis in March Towards Tripoli
The Libyan National Army (LNA) Loyal to General Haftar have taken control of a strategic military base in Jufra after a battle with militias supporting ... Read More
Libya: Ansar al-Sharia becomes first Libyan extremist group to dissolve
Ansar al-Sharia, a group that became famous in 2012 after the US held it responsible for killing its Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens together with ... Read More
Egypt Bombs Daesh Positions in Libya in Retaliation for Attack against Copts
Egyptian fighter jets have stricken bases of the Islamic State (Daesh) in eastern Libya after the latter claimed the attack south of Cairo on a ... Read More
Libya: After Losing Sirte, Are Jihadists Heading South ?
After they were flushed out of their stronghold in Sirte, the majority of Libyan jihadist fighters are feared to be heading south and attempting to ... Read More
Tunisia: Weapons, Ammunition Cache Found near Libyan Border
The Tunisian Interior Ministry Tuesday announced security forces found a cache of weapons and ammunition in the town of Ben Guerdane, lying at the border ... Read More
Libya: GNA Forces Regain Strategic Crossroads Leading to Sirte
Forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) claimed Tuesday they retook control of the Abu Grein crossroads, south of Libya's third city ... Read More
Libya: International Community Willing to Arm GNA
The United States and other major powers Monday in Vienna agreed to train and supply weapons to the UN-backed Libyan unity government to help it ... Read More