Three Misratan security officials were among five dead when they stormed the Khoms’ home of the suspected killer of seven men in what has been described as a family feud.
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Clashes erupt over cash in banks in Libya’s Al-Khoms city
Clashes broke out Thursday morning over the arrival of cash in Sahari Bank in Al-Khums city center.
Maetig promises Zliten NATO bomb victims compensation
Presidency council (PC) co-deputy leader Ahmed Maetig has said the families of the those killed by a NATO airstrike during the 2011 revolution on the village of Majer, near Zliten, must have further compensation for their losses. He was speaking in the town yesterday.
Migrant detention centres get human rights training from IOM
For the first time in three years, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has held training sessions inside some of Libya’s migrant detention centres on the of migrants’ human rights.
Martin Kobler calls for an impartial Investigation into the tragic killings in Tarhouna
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler condemns the killing of 14 members of one family in Tarhouna, and calls for a prompt, impartial and full investigation into their deaths with a view to bringing those responsible …
Two killed in clashes between armed forces in Zliten, northwestern Libya
Two people were killed and over three others were injured in clashes that broke out in Zliten city on Monday afternoon between the Joint Security Room in Zliten and another force, said to be from Misurata city.
Libyans fear military intervention could set country ablaze
Western nations are close to launching an intervention against the Islamic State (IS) group in Libya despite concerns on the ground that further international involvement in the country could make the situation worse, a military spokesperson in the western city of Misrata has told Middle East Eye.
Clashes prevent Unity Government PM from leaving Libya after visit to Zliten
Fighting near the western Libyan city of Misrata is preventing Faiez al-Serraj, Prime Minister of Libya’s newly formed Government of National Accord, from leaving neighboring Zliten, where Serraj paid a visit Friday evening to express his condolences following a brutal terror attack the day before.
ISIS Expansion in Libya and the Government of National Accord
Libya’s Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) branch has expanded its grip on Libyan territory through multiple parallel tactics and the sluggish pace of negotiations between the feuding governments in Tripoli and Beida has contributed to this expansion. The confrontation between the two factions has led to a paralysis in the …
Dozens killed in bomb attack on Libyan police academy
A truck-bomb attack on a police training centre in a western town in Libya has killed at least 65 people, according to hospital and police officials.