Two men, armed with explosives, held 111 passengers hostage on a plane at Malta International Airport on Friday. All of the hostages and flight crew were released within three hours and the men were later arrested.
In a security breakdown which has reportedly angered medical staff, two separate bombs exploded today inside Benghazi Medical Centre.
Algeria refused to receive Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar in military attire during his recent visit, possibly signalling that Algiers will not accept Haftar as a military leader.
Media sources reported Wednesday that an airstrike was conducted by Khalifa Haftar’s Operation Dignity warplanes on Ganfudah, Benghazi, killing a man and his wife after targeting their house.
There are confused reports that IS terrorists have seized a remote pumping station on the Man-Made River, taking hostages and sacking the place before withdrawing.
The Algerian Minister of Maghreb, African Union and Arab League affairs, Abdel Qader Messahel, said that the commander of the army of the House of Representatives (HoR), Khalifa Haftar, should make concessions to reach understandings with the Libyan factions.
The U.S. said Tuesday it has ended military operations aimed at driving out of its sole Libyan stronghold.
The United Nation’s envoy for Libya Martin Kobler has congratulated the Libyan people for reclaiming control of the city of Sirte from Daesh but reminded them to remain “vigilant” in the face of terrorism.
The so-called 32nd Reinforced Brigade, a former armed group loyal to slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been regrouped and joined Benghazi’s ongoing clashes.
There is growing public concern in Tripoli that statements from Misrata and Zinatan military councils rejecting military action in Tripoli could in fact result in fighting in the city.
