Bernardino Leon Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) writes on the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the 2011 Libya Revolution
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Libya/Egypt: Murder of Egyptians a War Crime
(New York) – The brutal killing of 21 mostly Egyptian Coptic Christians held captive by a Libyan extremist group was a war crime for which those responsible must be held to account. Libyan authorities should take immediate steps to bring the perpetrators to justice, to the extent that this is …
Read More »HoR removes intelligence chief Salem Al-Hassi
The House of Representatives (HoR) announced yesterday that it had removed the head of the intelligence service Salam Al-Hassi from his post.
Read More »General National Congress condemns Egyptian attack
The continuing General National Congress has condemned the Egyptian attack on Islamic State militants in Derna, describing it as a violation of Libyan sovereignty. It has called on the UN Security Council to take action against Egypt.
Read More »Egypt could send anti-terror commandoes to Libya: Report
Egyptian security agencies are mulling the possibility of sending an elite anti-terror commando force to Libya to help fight militant groups in the embattled country, an Egyptian daily reported on Tuesday.
Read More »Egypt strikes back, but how far will ISIS fight go?
Vowing to “avenge Egyptian blood,” Egypt’s military forces on Monday unleashed abrupt-yet-foreseeable airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya.
Read More »Thirty-five Egyptian nationals reportedly kidnapped in Libya
Up to 35 Egyptians have reportedly been kidnapped in Libya, in what is feared to be an act of retaliation for Egyptian airstrikes on Derna in eastern Libya.
Read More »Libya’s ‘Islamist’ Parliament Blasts Egypt’s Anti-ISIL Airstrikes
Libya’s unrecognized Tripoli-based parliament blasted Egypt’s airstrike against Islamic State (ISIL) targets on Monday, in which Libya’s air force, allied to the recognized government, also participated.
Read More »Libya's 'Islamist' Parliament Blasts Egypt's Anti-ISIL Airstrikes
Libya’s unrecognized Tripoli-based parliament blasted Egypt’s airstrike against Islamic State (ISIL) targets on Monday, in which Libya’s air force, allied to the recognized government, also participated.
Read More »Is ISIL expanding its brand?
Egypt says it has bombed targets in Libya that belong to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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