Tubu armed groups in Sabha seized Sunday Sabha castle and the positions of Sixth Brigade Infantry around it. The head of the social commission of Tubu tribe, Hassan Shacki denied withdrawing from the locations they controlled on Saturday in the city – southern Libya – saying they now have their …
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International Group to sue two UN envoys to Libya at the ICC
International Group for Libya said Saturday it will lodge a lawsuit against UN envoy Ghassan Salame and the former envoy Bernardino Leon at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over violations leading to delaying Libyan political process.
Read More »US rejects France’s push for elections in Libya
A high-ranking western source disclosed to Ean Libya that a meeting was held in London last week and was attended by US, French. Italian and British delegates in addition to the UN delegate to Libya, Ghassan Salame, and UAE as well as Egyptian delegates, to discuss Libyan issues.
Read More »ISIS movements detected by Sirte security forces
The eastern and southern suburbs of Sirte witnessed a security alert and mobile patrols by Sirte Protection and Security Force following movements by ISIS fugitives were detected, southeast of the city.
Read More »Fuel smugglers’ sites bombed by Air Force, petrol stations shut down as part of continuing anti fuel smuggling drive
The National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) Brega Marketing Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee announced that fuel smugglers’ sites on the Libyan Tunisian border have been struck by the Libyan Air Force. These strikes come after the Committee had announced earlier this week that it had concluded its survey of fuel smugglers’ …
Read More »ICC prosecutor demands handover of Al-Werfalli, promises more arrest warrants in Libya
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that her office is “steadily progressing” in its investigation of crimes committed in Libya and expects to issue new arrest warrants “in the near future.”
Read More »High Council of State renews call to end war on Derna
The High Council of State (HCS) has called on neighboring tribes of Derna to intervene urgently to spare the city and its civilians from the scourge of war and to contribute to ending it as soon as possible.
Read More »Libya’s radical Madkhalists are the latest threat
It is nine o’clock in the morning when Khaled al Bouri walks with his son Mohammed through the rubble of their home in the Giza district of Sirte. Giza was a populous neighbourhood in Gaddafi’s hometown, and in 2015 was chosen by the local Islamic State group franchise to become the …
Read More »Presidential Council member strongly condemns Derna attack
Member of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Amari Zayed, expressed in a statement issued Monday his strong condemnation of the military operations of Dignity Operation, currently taking place against the city of Derna.
Read More »Three Dignity Operation fighters killed in car bomb explosion
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint run by Dignity Operation in east Sirte leaving two fighters dead and three others wounded on Tuesday.
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