The Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) called on the UN Security Council, on Tuesday, to take a “firm and deterrent stance” against Khalifa Haftar, following the latest aerial bombing launched by the latter’s forces on the cities of Tripoli and Misrata, causing casualties.
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Italian Air Force Reaper Drone Downed Over Libya
Photos of a crashed MQ-9 Reaper drone bearing Italian Air Force markings in Libya appeared on social media Wednesday.
Military official proposes formation of “war government” in Libya
The commander of the military intelligence authority at Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous Operation of the Government of National Accord, Mohammed Ganeedi, said there are efforts to form a “war government” in central and western Libya, adding that it should be comprised of the fighters on the frontlines, especially those who fought for …
UN: Air raid in Libya kills 10, may constitute a war crime
At least 10 people have been killed and 35 wounded in an air attack that hit a biscuit factory in Libya in what a senior United Nations official said was a possible war crime.
13 civilians injured in airstrikes by Haftar’s forces on Libya’s Misrata
Libya’s Misrata city was under airstrike attacks in different areas by Khalifa Haftar’s warplanes, which; according to commander of the military intelligence in central Libya Ibrahim Baytalmal, were foreign aircraft.
Libya PM says elections not quotas can solve crisis
Prime Minister of Libyan’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj said the only solution to the country’s current crisis is not sharing power but holding free and fair elections based on a sound constitutional rule.
Sarraj says Libyan army is close to ending the war
The Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez Al-Sarraj has declared that the Libyan army forces are close to ending the war after the achievements they have accomplished on the battlegrounds.
Libya air raid on biscuit factory kills seven including foreign workers
At least seven civilians were killed, most of them foreign workers, and 30 were injured in an air strike on Monday that hit a biscuit factory in southern Tripoli, Libya’s health ministry said.
Congress moves to sanction Russians for mercenary surge in Libya
Congress is preparing bipartisan sanctions on Russian mercenaries and other suspected human rights violators in Libya, Al-Monitor has learned, as the Donald Trump administration looks to use the recent entry of Moscow-linked paramilitaries into the conflict to reinvigorate a long-dormant American strategy in the war-torn country.
A Virginia court summons Haftar
A US court has summoned Khalifa Haftar as he is a dual Libyan and American citizen based on a lawsuit filed by Libyans accusing him of killing and indiscriminate shelling on civilians in Tripoli.