Driving towards Sirte on Libya’s coastal highway, Major General Mohammed al-Ghossri gestures towards the desert expanse stretching south and shouts over his shoulder: “That’s all IS down there.”
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Seoul sends warship to Libya after South Koreans, Filipinos kidnapped
Seoul said on Thursday it had deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean national kidnapped along with three Filipinos in the North African country.
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties – July 2018
From 1 July to 31 July 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 8 civilian casualties –three deaths and five injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. The casualty toll is the lowest on record since the beginning of the year. Victims included one man, …
Clashes in southwestern Libya leave casualties
Armed clashes broke out between the Joint Security Room of Murzuq (JSRM) and gunmen from Qatrun town, southwest Libya, the JSRM reported Saturday.
Central Bank of Libya denies “funneling money” to Jadran’s forces
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has denied the statement made by the spokesman for the self-styled army in east Libya, Ahmed Al-Mismari, that said the CBL transferred money to the previous chief of Petroleum Facilities Guard in central Libya, Ibrahim Jadran.
The orphans of so-called Islamic State left in Libyan limbo
A year and a half after so-called Islamic State was kicked out of its last stronghold in Libya, 24 parentless children of its foreign fighters are growing up in a high-security, makeshift orphanage tucked away down a sidestreet in the northwestern city of Misrata.
Gunmen set fire to Civil Status Department in Benghazi
Unknown gunmen set fire Tuesday to the building of the Civil Status Department in Qawarsha area in Benghazi.
IS-linked militants kill two policemen in eastern Libya
A Libyan official says militants with links to the extremist Islamic State group have killed two policemen at a checkpoint east Libya.
Abducted judge and prosecutor released in Libya’s central region
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday released four hostages — including two police officers — after having abducted them two days earlier in Libya’s central Jufra city.
UN Security Council concerned over humanitarian conditions in Libya’s Derna
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed concern at the humanitarian situation in Libya, especially in Derna, including the situation faced by migrants, refugees and internally displaced people, and called on all parties to respect applicable international humanitarian law.