The correspondent of the Saudi Arabia-run TV channel Al-Arabiya, Muhammad Masoud, was assaulted and beaten by militiamen affiliated with Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city of Tobruk on Monday.
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Security force in Tripoli detains dozens of migrants in home raids
Dozens of migrants were rounded up in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday in the country’s latest crackdown.
Read More »Libyan PM: Some security apparatuses are part of fuel smuggling operations
The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, said fuel smugglers all across Libya are known by names, adding that they are not operating as individuals but are partnering with owners of gas stations as well as some security apparatuses that are responsible for protecting fuel as it gets transferred from …
Read More »Al-Mismari: The armed forces are not a party to any political conflict in the country
Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, said that LNA forces are not a party to any political conflict in the country, and do not support one party at the expense of the other.
Read More »Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor calls for expediting accountability for Tarhouna mass graves
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement that accountability efforts for the killings, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture that occurred in Tarhouna and other areas south of Tripoli – during the attack on the capital by Khalifa Haftar’s forces in April of 2019 – should be expedited.
Read More »MEE: Family of Khalifa Haftar liquidates US properties amid lawsuit
The family of Libya’s Khalifa Haftar has been quietly liquidating their portfolio of US real estate, selling a multimillion-dollar Virginia home, along with a townhouse and other six-figure properties as legal troubles mount for the eastern commander, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Read More »ISPI article on the instability of Libya’s restarted oil production
On 29 July, the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) published an article entitled ‘Libya’s Thickening Plot: Power, Oil and Clashes’ as part of their ‘MED This Week’ newsletter.
Read More »IRINI finds military equipment on board ship sailing from Jordan to eastern Libya
A ship bound to Libya was found to be transporting vehicles intended for military use, in breach of the UN arms embargo, Operation IRINI says.
Read More »Dbiebah says the army will not start a new war
Prime Minister/Minister of Defence Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said on Tuesday that he is confident that the Libyan army will not start a new war to destroy the country.
Read More »With AFRICOM command’s change, US “looking forward to support Libyans unify military”
With the change of command at AFRICOM, the U.S. Embassy to Libya welcomed General Langley and extended its gratitude to General Townsend “for his contributions to supporting stability and promoting security in Libya,” said US ambassador, Richard Norland.
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