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Head of Libyan National Army (LNA) opposed to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli Wednesday announced victory over militant groups and other fighters in the country’s second city of Benghazi, three year after launching fighting to liberate the cradle of the Libyan 2011 revolution. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced the liberation of the […]
Saif Al-Islam, the son of former Libyan dictator Moamar Gadhafi, has been reportedly released by a Libyan militia after more than five years in captivity. According to Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, Seif Al-Islam was freed Friday, under an amnesty law promulgated during the Muslim […]
Algeria came under harsh criticism at the Tobruk-based Parliament for its role in spreading chaos in the country and its meddling in Libya’s internal strife. In an address before MPs in Tobruk, Ahmed Al Mismari, Spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Commanded by renegade General Khalifa Haftar, blamed Algeria for contributing to the worsening […]
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 three other Americans has disbanded. The group explained in a statement that it has been “weakened” by the latest round of fighting with the Libyan National Army led by Khalifa […]
British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made on Thursday his first visit to Libya to support efforts made for a unified and stable government in this North African country. During his visit, Mr. Boris Johnson met Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj and Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala. Talks focused on the challenges faced by Libya’s Government of […]
Libyan nominal Prime Minister Faiez Serraj backed by the international community has been invited by President Trump’s administration to visit Washington, few days after Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni urged the U.S. to play more roles in solving Libya’s political puzzle, London-based Qatari media The New Arab has learned. A senior source in the Government of […]
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 […]
Khalifa Haftar, head of Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned with UN-back President Council (PC) rival government has lambasted claims that Russia has agreed to supply him weapons in despite the UN-imposed arm embargo. Speaking to Russia’s Sputnik agency in an interview, the self-style army commander indicated that Moscow as it claims is not ready to […]
The Libyan army commander opposed to the UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) has met with a senior US military official during his ongoing stay in the United Arab Emirate, Qatari London-based media The New Arab reports. Khalifar Haftar has been visiting Abu Dhabi in search of support as the Arab League and the UN rally behind […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Monday underlined endorsement for Libya’s Field Marshal Haftar as Abu Dhabi crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hailed the army commander for defeating terrorists in Benghazi. Al Nahyan, also deputy supreme commander of the UAE armed forces was glorious of visiting Haftar who is seeking support from a […]