Arab leaders meeting at the Arab Summit in Jordan have given their “absolute” support for the Presidency Council (PC) and indicate that they will drop any links with the Beida-based interim government headed by Abdullah Al-Thinni.
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Plane crash kills 4 in eastern Libya
Four people were killed when an aircraft crashed over a house in Libya’s eastern city of Tobruk on Wednesday, according to a local military official.
Read More »Upheaval in Tripoli and Misrata rocks Libya’s ‘unity government’
Libya‘s complex civil war is boiling to the surface in the capital. Following violent militia clashes, citizens have taken their frustrations to the streets. Friday March 17 began with protesters in central Tripoli calling for the deployment of the army and police. Gradually the crowd grew and marched on to Martyrs’ …
Read More »LNA military build-up in Traghen as Fezzan elders work on ensuring end to Tamenhint standoff
A major build-up of Libyan National Army (LNA) forces is taking place at Traghen, the Libya Herald has learned.
Read More »New Cyrenaica federalist party attracts HoR support
A new Cyrenaica federalist party has been formed with its programme attracting support from several members of the House of Representatives.
Read More »Gunono: IS militants have secret movement in southern Sirte
The spokesman of the air emergency operations room, Mohammed Gunono, said the statement of the US Africa Command commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, who stated that IS terrorists are trying to regroup its forces in southern Sirte and that they are not fully eradicated, are relatively true as the air emergency …
Read More »Hafter spurns invite from Tunisia’s president Essebsi: report
Armed forces commander-in-chief Khalifa Hafter has reportedly rejected an invitation to go and talk with Tunisia’s president on the grounds that the country has aligned itself with Tripoli and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Read More »Libyan tribes and women delegation urges UN to take disinterested approach to Libya’s crisis
A delegation of Libyan tribal leaders and women leaders has called on the UN to take a balanced approach to the Libyan peace process, Inter Press Service reported.
Read More »121 people aging between 12 and 80 abducted at oil crescent region
Several legal organizations have criticized the crackdown practiced by Dignity Operation militias that is manifested in abductions based on IDs for people they accuse of having sympathy for the Benghazi Defense Brigades at the oil crescent region since they have controlled the area.
Read More »HoR rejects PC’s new Sirte security force
The House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk has attacked the decision by the Presidency Council (PC) to create a new 3,000-strong military unit to guard Sirte.
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