The army has this morning launched a major assault on the Ganfouda terrorist enclave in Benghazi. At least 20 tanks are reported to have been attacking from the west while LNA forces appear to be pressing forward all around the perimeter while naval vessels bombard from offshore.
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Article 8 prevents Algeria from mediating
Algeria restored to indirect mediation efforts, two weeks before the due period of Shkirat accord expires, between the main parties to the Libyan crisis, the Presidential Council (PC) and the House of Representatives (HoR), as a last attempt to resolve the political and security complicated crises.
Fathiya, UAE airstrike victim, regains sight and will be well soon
A doctor, trapped inside Ganfouda in Benghazi with the besieged families, has confirmed that the girl, Fathiya, who suffered fatal burns due to a UAE airstrike on her family’s house, has regained her sight.
Libyan National Army to Require Russian Assistance When UN Arms Embargo Lifted
The Libyan army would require assistance from Russian experts should a United Nations arms embargo be lifted in the future, Libyan National Army General Khalifa Haftar told Sputnik.
Will Egypt intervene in Libya?
Reports said that units from the Egyptian army had launched the biggest military live-fire exercises in the western desert, across the border with Libya, last Thursday, with the presence of the Egyptian Defense Minister.
French strike thought to kill Al-Qaeda ally Belmokhtar
One-eyed hostage killer Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of Al-Qaeda’s most notorious allies in North Africa, was said Monday to have been slain in a French air strike.
Hundreds of LNA cadets in graduation parade in Al-Abyar
Some 720 Libyan National Army (LNA) cadets finished their training today and graduated at a ceremony in Al-Abyar training camp in the presence of Major General Abdel Razzak Al-Nazhuri, the chief of staff.
Khalifa Al-Ghweil: Haftar is a coup plotter and must be tried in court, we still oppose him
The Prime Minister of the Salvation Government (SG) in Tripoli, Khalifa Al-Ghweil, said his government’s stance on Khalifa Haftar has not changed, adding that they think he is a coup plotter who has for long committed crimes against the Libyan people and he must be tried for them at a …
Libyan strongman Haftar in Russia for ‘military talks’
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar arrived in Moscow on Sunday ahead of planned talks with Russian officials, according to reports from Russian media.
More Bunyan Marsous men die in last stages of Sirte fighting
At least eight more fighters with Bunyan Marsous have been killed in the last 24 hours as house by house, IS fighters are winkled out of their last positions in Sirte. It is being said that 14 terrorists have died.