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The interior minister of the Libyan UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has accused France of backing renegade eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, whose forces have launched an offensive to control Tripoli, and called for an end to security cooperation with the European Country. Fathi Bashagha Thursday asked his department to halt all forms of cooperation […]
Morocco calls all Libyan parties to end hostilities and to engage in political dialogue The UN-brokered agreement inked by Libya’s warring factions in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat remains the framework and the basis of any political settlement in Libya, said on Wednesday Jomaa al-Qamati, personal envoy of the Head of Govt of National […]
Head of the UN-backed Libya Presidential Council (PC) Wednesday demanded the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes committed by rival forces of east-based warlord Khalifa Haftar in his quest to overrun Tripoli, while UN Special Representative Ghassan Salame said “The use of indiscriminate, explosive weapons in civilian areas constitutes a war crime.” Faiez […]
Head of the UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Tuesday said he would not dialogue with Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to take control of capital Tripoli over the past two weeks. Faiez Serraj rejected dialogue with Haftar during a meeting with elders and shura councils’ members of Sahil and Mountain districts in western […]
The Arab League envoy to Libya has accused foreign countries of fanning the military fighting in Libya but stopped short to name these countries, such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, France believed backers of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) in its advance to take control of Tripoli. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, al-Jamali griped […]
Khalifa Haftar, commander of the self-style Libyan National Army (LNA) Sunday received his first open international endorsement for his offensive on Tripoli as he met Egypt’s President Fattah al-Sisi who launched his weight behind the so-called war on terror. “The president affirmed Egypt’s support in efforts to fight terrorism and extremist militias to achieve security […]
The UN has delayed the holding of the Libyan National Conference over current fighting for the control of capital Tripoli between the forces of the internationally-backed GNA and the Libyan National Army loyal to renegade Khalifa Haftar. The UN envoy to the north African country Ghassan Salame in a statement on Tuesday said the reconciliation […]
The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged all parties to observe humanitarian truce in the suburbs of Tripoli to evacuate civilians and those wounded following the military offensive launched by General Khalifa Haftar of Eastern Libya to take control of the capital. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Monday the military escalation and ongoing […]
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Libyan east-based rogue military general Khalifa Haftar to stop his offensive to control capital Tripoli. The Libyan capital Tripoli has become since late last week the target of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) after the military strongman ordered his troops to capture the city, despite […]
US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, have temporally withdrawn US troops out of Libya amid deadly armed confrontation between militia forces aligned with UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) of east-based warlord Khalifa Haftar. The Libyan capital Tripoli has become since late last week the target of Haftar’s […]