A Libyan Air force plane from Tobruk air base performed a strike on a boat carrying gunmen and ammunition off the port of Derna.
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U.S. Security Assistance to Egypt: Military Aid and Legislative Conditionality
The U.S. provides Egypt with roughly $1.3 billion in security assistance annually, primarily in the form of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants. Since 2011, U.S. security assistance has come under increasing criticism. This paper analyzes U.S.-Egypt security cooperation in light of post-2011 developments. Following an overview of U.S. assistance, subsequent sections analyze the legal framework and relevant legislation, particularly in …
UK spent 13 times more money bombing Libya than rebuilding it, documents reveal
The United Kingdom spent nearly 13 times as much money bombing Libya to remove Muammar Gaddafi as it contributed to rebuilding the country after the 2011 NATO intervention, new documents released in London have revealed.
Geroushi denies opposition to UN Dialogue
The head of the Libya air force, Major-General Saqr Adam Geroushi, has denied claims that he is opposed to the UN-brokered Dialogue or the Draft peace plan endorsed earlier this month by most of the Dialogue delegates apart from those representing the Continuing General National Congress in Tripoli.
Analyses on the Libyan Political dialogue Agreement
You can find bellow several analyses and opinions related to the the last Libyan Political Dialogue Agreement in Skhirat (11 July 2015).
Seeking solutions to contain Libya’s chaos
Just 100 kilometres east of the Tunisian border with Libya is the town of Sabratha. It is there, the Tunisian authorities report, that ISIS is operating a training camp whose “graduates” were implicated in both the June beach attack in Sousse and the March attack on the Bardo Museum in …
Seeking solutions to contain Libya's chaos
Just 100 kilometres east of the Tunisian border with Libya is the town of Sabratha. It is there, the Tunisian authorities report, that ISIS is operating a training camp whose “graduates” were implicated in both the June beach attack in Sousse and the March attack on the Bardo Museum in …
Hafter delivers mixed message to politicians
Flanked by some of his top commanders, Armed Forces commander-in-chief, General Khalifa Hafter tonight delivered an ambiguous analysis in the wake of the UNSMIL peace accord.
Supporting Stabilization in Libya
Representatives of Libya’s warring parties are close to reaching a UN-mediated power-sharing agreement that would establish a Government of National Accord (GNA). Assuming it is finalized, the deal will be fragile. Its implementation will be fraught with tensions and can collapse at any moment under pressure from spoilers.
Isis: Islamic State Libyan offshoot claims Misrata killing of Tripoli intelligence officer
The Islamic State (Isis) Libyan offshoot has claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed a senior intelligence official with forces loyal to the Tripoli government.