Tag: GNA

Libya: Italy Sponsors Secrete Talks between GNA & Rival Tobruk Government

July 1, 2016

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: Haftar, Moscow Discuss Weapons Supply

June 29, 2016

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

June 27, 2016

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

June 25, 2016

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

June 23, 2016

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

Libya: Clash with IS Fighters Leaves 34 Pro-GNA Dead

June 22, 2016

Tuesday clashes between the Islamic State group militants and the militias loyal to the Government of National Accord in Sirte left 34 pro-GNA killed, forces ... Read More

Libya: Benghazi Militia Prepares to Overrun Tobruk-Based Government

June 20, 2016

President Ageela Saleh of the Tobruk-based House of Parliament (HoR) declared a state of emergency and the area from Tobruk to Ben Jawad as a ... Read More

EU Vessels Authorized to Stem Illicit Arm Trade off Libyan Coasts

June 15, 2016

The UN Security Council Tuesday granted a go-ahead to the European Union Sophia naval operation to inspect vessels on high seas suspected of violating the ... Read More

Libya: IS Resorts to Suicide Attacks to Push Back GNA Forces

June 13, 2016

Islamic State fighters Sunday staged three car-bomb attacks against Government of National Accord-linked forces in a bid to halt the impressive advance of militia forces ... Read More

Libya: France Admits Carrying out Secret Operations

June 2, 2016

French Defense Minister Wednesday revealed that secret air forces are collecting intelligence in Libya but he refused to admit that ground forces have been in ... Read More