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