Libya’s Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar has threatened to launch a war on Algeria following a recent incident where a number of Algerian soldiers crossed into Libya.

The Central Military Zone accused an armed group of kidnapping its commander, Major General Muhammad al-Haddad, on Saturday, September 1st, and taking him at gunpoint and depriving him of his liberty for hours.

The head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar has called Italians “enemies”, according to a Saturday tweet by its spokesman.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said the Libyan parties attending Sunday’s meeting in Al-Zawiya voiced commitment to uphold the ceasefire agreement in Tripoli.

The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting today to discuss the consolidation of the 4 September 2018 ceasefire, agree on a monitoring and verification mechanism and begin talks on the security arrangements in the Greater Tripoli area.

The United States has blocked a request for the UN Security Council to allow a Libyan navy vessel’s return home to combat migrant smuggling, documents obtained by AFP on Thursday showed.

The Libyan capital has been plunged into a total blackout hours after calm descended with the holding of the ceasefire that ended days of bloody clashes.

There is no denying that Libya is in a far worse state than at any time since the 2011 revolution. In a country of vast oil and gas wealth, basic services are frequently interrupted as armed gangs control the capital in the west. In the east, once feared leaders like …

A spate of kidnappings along the only road in and out of southeast Libya over the last week may pose a threat to local peace in the border region of Kufra, where proxy fighting sits alongside longstanding tribal conflict.

The UN envoy for Libya said the country has lurched from one emergency to another in recent weeks and warned that the Islamic State group is expanding its operations, noting Libya could become a refuge for terrorist groups of all persuasions.