At least 130 people, mainly civilians, have been killed by landmines and other explosives left after heavy fighting in 2020 around the Libyan capital, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
Landmines in Libya capital kill 130 over two years: HRW
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Libya: Landmines, Other War Hazards, Killing Civilians
At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020, Human Rights watch said today.
Man arrested for involvement in Tarhuna mass graves
The Brigade 444 of the Defence Ministry said Monday it has arrested a man it believes is involved in the killing and kidnapping of several victims that ended up in the mass graves in Tarhuna.
LNA forces repel armed group attack in the south
The Libyan National Army (LNA) repelled an attack by an armed group, which tried to enter Sabha via Ghadduwah area last night.
NOC confirms damage initially to 29 sites in Zawia refinery from militia clashes
Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed yesterday that several locations in Zawia refinery were subjected to ‘‘varying damage’’ due to militia clashes that took place on Friday evening.
Oil sites damaged following clashes in Zawiya
Oil facilities at the Zawiya refinery had suffered damage following armed clashes on Friday evening, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed on Saturday.
Rival fighters killed, injured in clashes outside Tripoli
At least one fighter was killed and several injured by deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya late on Friday in urban areas of al-Zawiya, close to the outskirts of Tripoli, according to local Libyan media reports.
Libyan army chief say there will be no war
Libya’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Muhammad al-Haddad said they will not allow another civil war in Libya amid the ongoing disagreement between the Government of National Unity (GNU) led by PM Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah and Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed as prime minister by the House of Representatives, …
UNSMIL calls for rapid resumption of 5+5 Joint Military Committee
The Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga and the UN Special Adviser to Libya, Stephanie Williams, have met with the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, and his two deputies, Mussa Al-Koni and Abdullah Al-Lafi, to discuss the resumption of work of the …
Libya’s oil industry falls hostage again to politics
Libya’s oil industry, the lifeblood of its economy, has fallen hostage once more to a political schism, as the re-emergence of parallel administrations has forced many hydrocarbon facilities to close.