Libyan capital, Tripoli, saw some military build-ups on Monday evening, in addition to armed vehicles seen gathered in the center of the city, amid a charged atmosphere and expectations of clashes erupting between two armed factions affiliated with the Ministry of Interior.
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Clashes between two armed groups rock Tajoura on Sunday night
Clashes erupted between two armed factions in Tajoura, the eastern suburb of the capital, on Sunday night.
Libyan Military Committee to conduct security dialogue to prepare atmosphere for holding elections, says UN envoy
UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, revealed a plan to conduct security dialogues to prepare the atmosphere for the presidential elections, saying: “The Libyan parties will be asked to negotiate directly or through their representatives through a high-level committee, and the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) will conduct the “security …
Libya’s Fragile Deadlock
Haftar refuses to share his strategic territories with Libyan rivals. In doing so, he enjoys the support of not only Russia but also U.S. partners Egypt and Saudi Arabia, not to mention France and Greece. Meanwhile, in the country’s northwest, Turkey uses its military presence to keep incumbent Prime Minister …
Split Libya pushes back against UN plan for elections
The new UN envoy to Libya had hoped to usher in long-delayed elections, but his initiative is facing pushback from the eastern-based parliament and a lukewarm reception by its rivals in Tripoli.
Authorities identify 11 new victims of mass graves
Authorities in Libya have unveiled the identity of 11 bodies recovered earlier from mass graves.
Libyan chiefs of staff to work on integrating armed groups’ members into military institution
A senior military source revealed that the Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Lieutenant General Abdul Razeq Al Nadhouri, and the Chief of Staff of the outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), Lieutenant General Muhammad Al Haddad, will work to integrate militants into the military or civil …
Haftar: Our forces are stronger than their counterparts in the west
As the third anniversary of Khalifa Haftar’s attack on the western region approaches, the rogue military commander said, “we can not leave Tripoli alone.”
Dbeibah: military officers cannot run for election before resigning
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah rejected the candidacy of military officers for elections before resigning from their posts, adding that the constitutional basis for elections must be put to a popular referendum first, in reference to his refusal to approve it by the House of Representatives (HoR) and …
To counter the Wagner Group’s presence in Africa, the US will need to prioritize stabilizing Libya
The war in Ukraine has brought Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group to the forefront, with the United States now focusing on countering their presence beyond Ukraine, particularly in Africa.