Headlines Libya Maghreb

Libya: Truce led to notable reduction in violence, violations reported

The UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released Wednesday Aug.14.   Following the UN’s plea last Thursday, both the forces loyal to the UN-recognized […]

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Warring Factions in Northern Mali Agree on Truce

Armed rivals in northern Mali reached a landmark truce enabling the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal for the first time since 2014. The return of the state’s representative came after the main warring rivals, the Coordination of Azawad Movements (MNLA), a coalition of Tuareg separatists, and the pro-government militia […]