Libyan bloggers are writing about their fears for their country if authorities fail to end the chaos.
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25 يونيو.. ليبيا على موعد مع الصندوق
على أصوات طلقات الرصاص، وقذائف المعارك الدائرة بين قوات اللِّواء المتقاعد خليفة حفتر ، والقوات المؤيدة للمؤتمر الوطني الليبي، يتجه الليبيون إلى صندوق الاقتراع الأربعاء المقبل 25 يونيو آملين في استحقاق انتخابي نزيه يوقف نزيف الدماء في البلاد، ويجنب الثورة الليبية الدخول إلى نفق مظلم على غرار ما حدث من …
UNSMIL Introduces New Initiative to Bring Together Conflicting Parties in Libya
The United Nations’ top envoy in Libya announced on Friday an initiative to bring together some of the country’s most influential actors to settle long-divisive issues, a press statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL said.
Libya: ICRC delegate murdered in Sirte
Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of its staff member Michael Greub. The 42-year-old Swiss national, head of the organization’s Misrata sub-delegation, was killed by armed men around midday today in the city of Sirte.
Libya: Journalist killed for denouncing abuses by armed group
Amnesty International condemns the killing of Muftah Abu Zeid, editor-in-chief of Burniq newspaper, on 26 May in Benghazi. The organization calls on the Libyan authorities to immediately conduct a thorough and independent investigation, and bring those responsible to justice in a fair trial. As violence escalates in Benghazi, the investigation must be …
Ansar al-Sharia issues Libya threat
Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia on Tuesday (May 27th) lashed out at opponents, threatening to turn the country into a new Syria.
Khalifa Haftar: renegade general causing upheaval in Libya
Commander has managed to rally influential bodies in offensive against post-Gaddafi government but is dogged by old CIA link
Renegade Libya general warns Libya has become terror hub
A renegade general who has launched an assault against Islamists in Benghazi warned Libya had become a “terrorist hub”, calling for a civilian presidential high council to form an emergency cabinet and organise legislative elections.
Guide to key Libyan militias
Libya continues to suffer from a chronic absence of security, with almost daily assassinations, bombings and kidnappings.
Who is General Khalifa Haftar?
CNN’s Atika Shubert takes a look at General Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general behind the attack on Libyan parliament.