In his latest update on the Libyan situation to the UN Security Council yesterday, the head of UNSMIL, Gassan Salame said that there has now been over 100 civilian deaths, 300 injured and 120,000 displaced as well as fighter deaths ‘‘in the low thousands’’ as a result of the war …
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From Libya’s skies to Somaliland’s shores: The UAE’s unprecedented activity in Africa
In recent years the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has played an unprecedented role in events in Africa and the Middle East, indicating that Abu Dhabi desires to be more than just a regional power.
Libya: GNA calls on UN Security Council to protect civilian facilities
The Interior Ministry of Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord called upon the UN Security Council on Tuesday to pass resolutions banning the bombing of civilian facilities. The move follows repeated attacks by forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar against Mitiga International Airport, the only civilian airport operating in the …
Head of Libya’s HCS says Tripoli battle can be won easier with better management
The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri said the Libyan Army forces under the command of the Presidential Council’s government can win the Tripoli battle, yet admitted that there is a mismanagement within the circles of the army, especially in the military tactics.
Mitiga airport remains closed, flights transferred to Misrata, LNA denies responsibility for its bombing
Tripoli’s only functioning airport, Mitiga Airport, was officially shut down on Sunday by Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority after it was hit by missiles again late Saturday. UNSMIL had reported that this was the seventh occasion since the end of July 2019 that Mitiga airport was hit by what it called …
Haftar’s forces prepare for a new offensive on Libya’s Gharyan
The commander of Gharyan Protection Force Abdullah Kishlaf said Khalifa Haftar’s forces have been deploying fighters one more time to Urban town – 30 km to eastern Gharyan city.
UN envoy to Libya vows that international community will secure Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport
The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has vowed in a joint press conference with the Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha and Transportation Minister Milad Matoug in Tripoli to send the incident of attacking Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport to the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and the Security Council’s member states …
Number of displaced civilians from Tripoli’s war hits 199,925 people, UNHCR confirms
The internally displaced civilian count in Tripoli since the beginning of the war has risen to 199,925 people, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed Sunday.
Libya: Tripoli gov’t halts aviation at Mitiga Airport
The Libyan Ministry of Transportation of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced on Monday that the aviation at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport has been temporarily suspended until further notice, reports Anadolu Agency.
Four wounded in rocket fire on Libyan capital’s airport
Rocket fire by forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar against the Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport wounded four civilians overnight, the UN-recognised government said on Sunday.