A deal between Italy and two major militias in the Libyan city of Sabratha to stop migration to Europe has sparked deadly clashes in the city as rival armed groups seek to maintain their influence.
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Deadly clashes erupt in Tripoli
4 people were killed and at least 15 others wounded, 6 of them in critical condition, in armed clashes in Arada neighborhood of Tripoli on Friday.
Read More »Maltese fishing vessel seized in Libya’s Benghazi
A Maltese vessel has been held in Libya for more than a week, its owner told The Malta Independent.
Read More »A Way Forward for Devolving Local Power in Libya?
Despite the signing of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) in Skhirat in 2015, the political situation in Libya appears no closer to being resolved. Indeed, there is now a widening consensus within Libya and among concerned states that the LPA must be amended. Over the last two years, cleavages within …
Read More »Sabha municipality threatens to shut key oilfield and water source over bad living conditions
Sabha municipality has threatened in a statement to close Sharara and Al-Feel oilfields as well as the water system known as Man-Made River if fuel did not arrive in the southern region in 72 hours.
Read More »Clashes erupt in southern Libya capital
Clashes erupted in the southern part of the Libyan Capital, mainly near Qasir Ben Ghashir and Bear Al-Aalem between Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade and an alliance of brigades led by ex-regime followers and Gaddafi loyalists positioned in camps near the area.
Read More »Islamic State suicide attackers kill at least four at court in Libya’s Misrata
At least four people were killed on Wednesday in an Islamic State group suicide bomb attack at the main court building in Libya’s third-largest city Misrata, security officials said.
Read More »Khalifa Haftar: Libyan Army is launching legitimate war in Sabratha
Renegade Libyan General, Khalifa Haftar, has declared that one of the warring groups in Sabratha is affiliated with his self-styled army, saying the ongoing fighting in the city is legitimate.
Read More »GNA deputy interior minister says he receives orders from Haftar’s command
The deputy interior minister of the UN-brokered government, Faraj Egayem, denied dispute with the Khalifa Haftar-led general command.
Read More »Libya needs to lift ban on arms for better coastguards’ performance, Al-Sirraj tells EU officials
The Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, has received in Tripoli Tuesday the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Libya, Bettina Muscheidt, the Commander of EU Operation Sophia, Admiral Credendino, and the defense advisor for the Delegation of the European Union to Libya, in the presence …
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