A bombing that killed and wounded dozens of migrants may have been a war crime, a United Nations inquiry found. One problem: It failed to name a culprit.
In Libya, Toothless U.N. Embargo Lets Foreign States Meddle With Impunity
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Libyan divide deepens as eastern forces shut down oil ports
A new weapon is being used as a means of pressure in the Libyan conflict. Namely, Libya’s oil. The Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared Jan. 18 force majeure due to the closure of oil ports in eastern Libya, which the Libyan National Army (LNA) controls.
Haftar Confirms LNA Participation in 5+5 Military Commission Talks – UN Mission in Libya
Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar confirmed that his side will take part in the upcoming 5+5 military commission talks in Geneva, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Saturday.
Libya’s Bloodshed Will Continue Unless Foreign Powers Stop Backing Khalifa Haftar
While that enthusiasm has somewhat cooled because of Haftar’s alliance with the Russians, there’s still more that the US can do, especially in areas where Washington has unique leverage.
Salame: Truce between two sides of Libya conflict not implemented
Ghassan Salame, the special representative of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), expressed his regret on 12 January that the announced truce between the two sides of the conflict is not being implemented on the ground, and is now only “a dead letter”.
French sources: UAE sent 3,000 tons of military support to Haftar
French Intelligence website has revealed that Haftar received around 3,000 tons of military equipment from the UAE in the past two weeks.
One civilian killed in renewed shelling by Haftar’s forces in Libya’s capital
One man has been killed and other civilians injured in Khalifa Haftar’s random shelling on Kareimiya neighborhood in southern Tripoli, Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation said on Facebook on Saturday.
UN evacuates endangered refugee centre in Libya’s Tripoli
The United Nations said on Thursday it was suspending its services at a refugee centre in Libya over safety concerns and was evacuating the facility, as France revealed it had spotted a Turkish vessel delivering a military shipment to the war-torn country.
UN envoy to Libya briefs Security Council on over 110 violations of Tripoli ceasefire
The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame accused foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya’s conflict, in violation of commitments made at an international summit in Berlin this month.
Pentagon: Turkey’s deployment to Libya threatens escalation
Turkey’s deployment of troops to war-torn Libya to head off the threat of private Russian military contractors threatens a significant escalation in the months-long conflict, the top US military officer in Africa said today.