Update: Flights resumed after a brief suspension Air traffic has been suspended once again at Mitiga International Airport due to its incessant bombing, a statement on the airport’s Facebook page says. The media office of the Volcano of Rage Operation had confirmed earlier today, that the airport and the area adjacent …
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Civilian Forces Movement accuses UNSMIL of infringement of Libya’s sovereignty
Libya’s Civilian Forces Movement (CFM) has accused the UNSMIL of encroaching on the country’s sovereignty and its state institutions as it continued Geneva talks in disregard to the boycott of House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State’s (HCS) participants. In a statement on Wednesday, the CFM added that …
Read More »21 civilians killed by Haftar’s violations of Libya’s ceasefire
The Field Medical and Support Center (FMSC) in Tripoli has documented 21 civilians as killed and 31 injured in the last 41 days in Tripoli – exactly since the announcement of truce in the Libyan capital in last January.
Read More »Haftar forces bomb Tripoli airport as ceasefire talks stall
The Libyan capital’s only working airport was hit by rocket fire on Thursday, aviation officials have said, in the latest violation of a ceasefire between warring sides vying for control of Tripoli.
Read More »Libya’s High Council of State suspends participation in Geneva talks
The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) has unanimously agreed on suspending participation of its delegation in Geneva-based UN-led political track until some factors are clarified. In a session attended by 86 members on Saturday, the HCS said the factors include seeing development achieved in the military dialogue, commitment to …
Read More »Libya’s Interior Minister: We don’t mind setting up US base in Libya to undermine Russian influence
The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has expressed no rejection to setting up a United Sates’ (US) base in Libya to fight terrorism, organized crime and to limit the foreign intervention in his country.
Read More »UN tries to salvage Libya talks after government announces pullout
The United Nations sought to salvage talks over a ceasefire for Libya on Wednesday, after the government based in Tripoli announced overnight that it was pulling out after a single day, to protest against the shelling of the port in the capital, reported Reuters.
Read More »Tripoli government suspends Libya talks after Haftar’s forces attack capital’s port
Libya’s internationally recognised government on Tuesday suspended talks hosted by the United Nations to halt warfare over the capital after eastern forces shelled Tripoli’s port, killing three people and almost hitting a highly explosive gas tanker.
Read More »Libya: LNA says Tripoli port attack targeted Turkish weapons
Rebel group the Libyan National Army (LNA) says it bombed a vessel carrying weapons from Turkey in Tripoli’s port, an attack that led the UN-recognised government to call off peace negotiations in Switzerland.
Read More »Haftar’s forces strike Tripoli port with four missiles
The eastern Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on Tuesday as they targeted as they claim a Turkish vessel bringing in arms, an eastern official said.
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