At least 16 people, mostly children, have been killed in two air attacks within 72 hours in southern Libya, officials said, as the United Nations-recognised government blamed forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar for the attack.
A large UAE arms shipment has recently been sent to Libya’s renegade military commander, Khalifa Haftar, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported Egyptian sources saying on Friday.
The Congress of Libya’s Tebu tribespeople has condemned in a statement the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar’s forces on Um Al-Aranib on Thursday, killing a whole family – mother and her six children.
The US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland has briefed the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame on the results of his latest meetings with Libyan parties.
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirms that following the cessation of military activity at the el-Feel oil field, production has resumed today – November 28, 2019.
Libyan Army forces under the command of the Presidential Council’s government have made significant advances on Khallatat and Yarmouk Camp frontlines after targeting Khalifa Haftar’s forces with heavy artillery shelling Thursday morning.
Turkey signed a military deal late Wednesday with Libya’s UN-recognised government following a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, his office said.
Forces loyal to the internationally recognised- Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) controlled on Wednesday Al-Fil oil field in the southwest of the country as part of the ongoing fighting between them and forces loyal to retired Major General Khalifa Haftar.
The member of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Shater has welcomed the US role in the efforts to resolve the conflict and reach a political solution to stabilize Libya.
The Libyan Interior Ministry has documented crimes by Khalifa Haftar’s forces since the start of their Tripoli offensive in last April.
