Daesh militants claimed responsible via Twitter for a bomb attack on a police station in Tripoli, Libya,Reuters reports.
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Russia indicates it might take anti-IS action in Libya
Could Russia participate in a naval blockade to prevent arms shipments to anti-government fighters in Libya? Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, told Russia’s official news agency Tass, “I would not rule this out.” About a week later, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt “would welcome contributions …
Read More »HoR asks for postponement of UN-led Libya dialogue for one week
The House of Representatives (HoR) has asked that the next round of the UN-led Libyan dialogue scheduled for tomorrow in Morocco be postponed for a week.
Read More »Scenarios For Libya Going Forward
As Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk and its rival self-declared islamist government in Tripoli resumed a new round of UN sponsored dialogue in Morocco that began on March 5, rival armed groups targeted each other with air strikes. Amid the ongoing turmoil, the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) continues …
Read More »Libya: Haftar to Renzi, we need weapons against ISIS
Libyan army chief, general Khalifa Haftar, asked Italian Premier Matteo Renzi in an interview with ANSA to ”convince the international community to lift an embargo on weapons and to help us fight for a Libya that is free from extremists”.
Read More »Libya under control by year-end: Omar El Gawairi
The Libyan army will regain control of the country by the end of the year, with Egyptians working and residing in the North African country are wrong to return home in fear of militancy, said Libyan Minister of Media, Culture and Antiquities Omar El Gawairi in an exclusive interview with …
Read More »Algiers dialogue draws in political party leaders
Leaders of Libya’s political parties joined other major Libyan political figures met in Algiers today for the latest in the UN’s multi-layered dialogue efforts to find a solution to the crisis in the country.
Read More »UN delays approval of Libya military support
At least seven United Nations Security Council members, including Britain, France and the United States, delayed approval on Monday of a request by Libya to import weapons, tanks, jets and helicopters to take on Islamic State militants, diplomats said.
Read More »Arab League calls for united Arab military force
The Arab League has called for a pan-Arab army to fight the spread of militant groups. Invited Swedish diplomats, meanwhile, were not allowed to address the League. A single, unified military force drawing troops from each Arab nation is needed to battle the spread of the Islamic State group, Nabil …
Read More »Arms caches found in Tunisian-Libyan border town
The Tunisian authorities have uncovered two arms caches in the Ben Guerdane area near the border with Libya in less than a week, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Interior.
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