Tag: LNA

Libya: Future National Army to be Regionalized, Kobler

July 14, 2016

Head of UNSMIL Wednesday indicated that the future Libyan army may be decentralized in a move to end divisions among regions failing to form a ... 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: Washington Ready to Loosen Arms Embargo

May 13, 2016

The Obama Administration is willing to untighten the arms embargo on Libya to help fight the Islamic State group if the Presidency Council makes concrete ... Read More

Libya: IS Shells, Kills 5 Pro-LNA Demonstrators in Benghazi

May 7, 2016

Mortar shells fired by IS militants killed five people and wounded scores as people gathered at Kish Square in Benghazi to celebrate the Libyan National ... Read More

Libya: IS Held at Bay in Derna Stronghold

April 22, 2016

The Libyan National Army (LNA) close to the interim government in the East claimed Thursday it drove out and killed IS militants trying to recapture ... Read More

Libya: Benghazi HoR’s hardliners stand by Serraj’s government

December 28, 2015

Libya’s newly designated Prime Minister Serraj received major boost over the week-end from Benghazi House of Representatives (HoR) members who granted their support to Libyan ... Read More

Libya: Mysterious warplanes shell IS’s positions in Sirte

October 30, 2015

Unidentified warplanes carried air strikes on IS’s positions in the Libyan city of Sirte Thursday shortly after mid-night, witnesses said. The air-strikes the second this ... Read More

Libya: Libyan army claims responsibility for downing Tripoli government’s helicopter

October 28, 2015

Libya National Army (LNA) has claimed responsibility for the downing of a helicopter belonging to the Tripoli government in which 15 people, including high ranking ... Read More