Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government have for the first time carried out air strikes on targets in the third largest city of Misrata, which is allied to an armed group that seized the capital in the summer.
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Fire spreads to more oil tanks at Libya port
A fire at an oil storage tank at Libya’s Es Sider oil port has spread to two more tanks, officials said on Friday.
Read More »Soldiers shot guarding Sirte power plant shot dead
Fourteen soldiers guarding a power plant 30 kilometres outside Sirte were shot dead in the early hours of this morning.
Read More »Warring parties in Libya under investigation by ICC for war crimes, says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein has warned all parties involved in the fighting in Libya that abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law are criminally liable and that the situation in Libya is under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Read More »Libya may become ‘next Syria,’ warns foreign minister
Libya, torn by a growing political divide that threatens to engulf its oilfields, could become the next Syria if it does not patch its divided government and get help battling Islamic militants, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency.
Read More »9 قتلى في صفوف الجيش الليبي بين درنة وبنغازي
قتل 5 من عناصر الجيش الليبي فجر الاثنين 22 ديسمبر/كانون الثاني في هجوم لمجموعات متطرفة على بوابة أمنية في منطقة الظهر الحمر في وادي بالضحاك جنوب شرقي درنة.
Read More »Islamists, pro-govt forces clash in Benghazi, 16 killed
Clashes on Monday between pro-government forces and Islamist militiamen in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi killed 16 people and wounded dozens, security sources and medics said.
Read More »Libyan human rights group calls for halt to militias hiring minors
The Libyan Observatory for Human Rights (LOHR) has expressed “deep concern” that ever greater numbers of Libyans under the age of 18 are being recruited into the ranks of the country’s militias.
Read More »UN mission encouraged by “step in the right direction” towards dialogue
United Nations : The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said that it is encouraged by the positive response it has received to its invitation for a UN-convened Libyan political dialogue.
Read More »Libya Dawn forces make “strategic retreat” a few kilometres back from Sidra
Libya Dawn troops, under the name Operation Sunrise, say they have have made “a strategic retreat” of a few kilometres to protect the oil facilities from being bombed by opposition forces.
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