Eastern Libyan forces commander Khalifa Haftar urged his troops trying to take Tripoli to battle harder and teach their enemies an even bigger lesson, because the Muslim month of Ramadan that begins on Monday was a month of holy war.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian dismissed Thursday accusations by the Tripoli-based government that Paris was supporting Khalifa Haftar in his current offensive.

Open-source monitoring of air traffic has shown an increase in flights by surveillance aircraft operating by NATO members over the central Mediterranean, specifically Libya, in ladt April, IHS Jane’s website has reported. 

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) has elected Al-Sadiq Al-Kehili as an Interim Speaker, Musaab Al-Abed as a rapporteur and Hamouda Sayala as a media spokesman for 45 days.

Spokesperson for the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Gnounou, stressed on Thursday that Tripoli has reactivated old agreements with Turkey regarding military cooperation.

The forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) have regained control over many positions in Tripoli previously captured by the rival forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA), GNA head Fayez Sarraj told Sputnik.

Khalifa Haftar’s march on Tripoli on April 4 was a paradigm-shifting event whose importance remains lost on the global diplomatic community. Haftar’s actions closed the door on the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and on attempts to amend it, including a series of negotiations between Haftar and Government of National Accord …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday stressed the importance of finding a political solution to Libya’s eight-year conflict.

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) has held a formal session in Tripoli with over 40 members present. 

Spokesman of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Muhannad Younus, announced yesterday that cooperation with the United States in the fight against terrorism “has not stopped”.