Marsad Libya Libyan Security Sector Observatory

Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government said Wednesday they had made territorial gains south of Tripoli against commander Khalifa Haftar, whose fighters are trying to take the capital.

Military sources have disclosed that pro-Khalifa-Haftar armed group killed Khalid Al-Wershiffani and three of his companions – including Kamal Lembarki – in Souq Al-Sabit area that is under the control of Al-Kani militia which is loyal to Haftar.

Since the current conflict in Libya between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Government of National Accord (GNA) began with the former’s siege on Tripoli in April airpower has played a very significant role in the war efforts of both sides.

In cooperation with the southern branch of the Libyan Humanitarian Relief Agency and the Municipal Council of Wadi Utba, the National Oil Corporation (NOC)’s sustainable development department has dispatched a relief shipment to the region of Murzuq in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the area.

A 53-year-old naturalised American citizen was handed a 30-year prison sentence by a Los Angeles federal court for attempting to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other groups in the Middle East. Rami Najm Asad-Ghanem pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes at his November trial.

The U.S. Embassy in Libya expressed on Monday concern over attacks on civilian airports in western Libya, as the armed conflict between Libya’s UN-backed government and the rival eastern-based Khalifa  Haftar’s forces continues.