Man-Made River administration said water supplies had been shut down for northwestern cities including Tripoli, adding that the water pipelines of Hasawna area were forcefully closed by an armed group that demanded a release of a prisoner from Tripoli in return of reopening the flow of water.
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Exclusive: Migrants speak of ‘unbearable torture’ at Libya slave auctions
Survivors of slave auctions in Libya speak of “unbearable torture” and “living hell”, as hidden camera footage showing migrants being sold off prompted global outrage last week.
Read More »LNA captures Derna militant involved in 2015 beheading
An Islamic State (IS) militant who was involved in the beheading in Derna of a Libyan National Army (LNA) soldier in 2015 has been captured in an LNA undercover operation in the town, it has been revealed.
Read More »Five more die as Misratans nab Khoms man linked to seven-death family feud
Three Misratan security officials were among five dead when they stormed the Khoms’ home of the suspected killer of seven men in what has been described as a family feud.
Read More »US conducts two more anti-IS strikes
The US Africa Command (Africom) has carried out two more air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants. According to a statement today, they took place last week, on 17 and 19 November. Both strike occurred near the desert town of Fugaha, some 230 kilometres north-east of Sebha.
Read More »US drone strikes kill several IS militants in Libya
According to a defense official, the drone strike in the desert of central Libya Friday killed “several” ISIS militants in a sign the Pentagon may be ramping up pressure on terror groups in Africa, it added.
Read More »Libya: damned if we do and damned if we don’t
Frustrated by the lack of media time given to local Libyan reactions to international actions, I have just finished a project funded by the Remote Control Project to interview a wide range of local stakeholders (including civil society activists, businessmen, officials, Islamist leaders, former ministers and former fighters) to elicit …
Read More »Militias crack down on social, cultural life in Libya
Comic books and video games can be controversial in Libya. Ahmad, 20, who asked not to use his real name, experienced it firsthand while attending the four-day Comic-Con convention — a multi-gaming and comic event that opened Nov. 2 in the capital city of Tripoli.
Read More »UNSMIL chief suggests “joint tribunals” for Libyan war crimes
The international community should consider joint tribunals to try Libyan war crimes suspects to end the impunity with which individuals are operating UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé has told said the UN Security Council.
Read More »Libyan forces hit Daesh camp with air strike
East Libyan forces said they launched air strikes against suspected Daesh militants on Wednesday south of the jihadist group’s former stronghold of Sirte.
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