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The Ministry of Defense under Libya’s Government of National Unity has announced plans to conduct targeted airstrikes against what it termed “dens of outlaw groups,” with a focus on dismantling networks involved in human trafficking and drug smuggling. Although the specific locations remain undisclosed, a public advisory issued via the government’s official Facebook page urged […]
Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of the Libyan eastern region, has resumed his position as general commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA); an army opposed to the UN-backed Government of National Unity headquartered in capital Tripoli. Update Libya, citing an informed source, said Haftar has returned to his post after stepping down temporarily in September […]
A high key delegation of Moroccan officials arrived in Tripoli Saturday to oversee the reopening of the kingdom’s consulate in the Libyan capital after an eight-year hiatus, Libya Observer reports. The delegation, the Libya media notes citing Libya’s Foreign Ministry, includes the head of the Arab Maghreb Union Affairs and senior officials from the Moroccan […]
The Libyan parliament, House of Representatives (HoR), is set to appoint a new cabinet today, Tuesday, house member Abdelmoneim al-Orafi has confirmed, Libya Update media reports. Al-Orafi also indicated in press statements that the Government of National Unity (GNU), led by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has officially ended its mandate, pointing out that the candidates to head […]
Direct talks between two opposing Libyan delegations began this Monday, October 19 in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations. Ten members of the military and security commission, representing the Government of National Unity (Tripoli) and the Libyan National Army (Benghazi), are to continue talks until October 24 to achieve a lasting ceasefire in […]