Libya Dawn troops, under the name Operation Sunrise, say they have have made “a strategic retreat” of a few kilometres to protect the oil facilities from being bombed by opposition forces.

15 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today condemned the sharp escalation in violence in the country and called on both sides to cease military operations immediately and give political dialogue a chance.

Militias in the eastern Libyan town of Derna have formed a new coalition in an attempt to resist a widely-expected assault by pro-government forces that now control most supply roads into the volatile coastal town.

Libya’s recognized government will continue a military campaign to claim back and liberate the capital Tripoli, Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Wednesday.

The Tripoli-based administration of Omar Al-Hassi has condemned the LNA airstrikes on Zuwara which yesterday left eight people reported dead and more injured. There was another reported today.

The Western town of Zuwarah has reported another airstrike today, targeting the town’s port, and local media claim the military plane that conducted the attack ended up in the sea.

One person was killed on Tuesday and 11 others injured in an airstrike by forces loyal to former military general Khalifa Haftar near the border with Tunisia, a local official has said.

One person was killed on Tuesday and 11 others injured in an airstrike by forces loyal to former military general Khalifa Haftar near the border with Tunisia, a local official has said.

ذكرت مصادر طبية ومسعفون أنَّ 450 شخصًا على الأقل قُتلوا في معارك وأعمال عنف، وإعدامات خارج إطار القانون في بنغازي، منذ بدأ الجيش الليبي وقوات تابعة للواء خليفة حفتر حملتهما لاستعادة المدينة التي وقعت بأيدي التشكيلات المسلحة في نهاية يوليو الماضي.

A court in the Libyan capital has issued an arrest warrant for former general Khalifa Haftar, hours after his forces hit Tripoli’s only functioning airport with air strikes.