Militia clashes in the Janzour area of western Tripoli on Saturday led to damage to power lines and to the Tripoli West Fast Track power station, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and Janzour Municipality confirmed.
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Dbeibah orders air force to strike unauthorized military movements in Tripoli
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defense, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has issued an order for the Operations Room of the Drone Operations Command of the Air Force to be on alert and to follow up any military movements within the vicinity of the Greater …
Clashes in Bani Walid, a relative of ISIS senior leader arrested
A unit of the Libyan Anti-Terrorism Force arrested on Saturday dawn in Bani Walid a man named Ashraf Al-Khazmi, who is a relative of a senior leader of ISIS Embarek Al-Khazmi that was detained by Joint Operations Force of the Government of National Unity on September 07 in Bani Walid …
Libya’s Khalifa Haftar a no-show for US deposition in war crimes lawsuit
Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar failed to appear for a deposition in a US federal court where he is at the centre of a lawsuit accusing him of war crimes and extrajudicial killings.
US Court considers Haftar request to suspend his trial
Khalifa Haftar – who is being sued in US courts for allegedly committing war crimes in Libya – has requested a US Federal Court to suspend a case filed against him or issue a preventive ruling, Emadeddin Zahri Muntasser, the Democracy and Human Rights Foundation head, revealed on Wednesday.
Russia pulls mercenaries from Libya following setbacks in Ukraine
Moscow has pulled more than 1,000 Syrian and Russian mercenaries from Libya, as it faces setbacks and personnel losses in its invasion of Ukraine.
Menfi reiterates support for the army
The Presidential Council (PC) Head, Muhammad Menfi, has affirmed his support for the General Staff to establish stability in all regions of Libya.
GNU: Dismissal of Al-Haddad is baseless
The spokesman for the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohammed Hammouda, denied Wednesday the news circulating online regarding the dismissal of the Chief of General Staff, Mohammed Al-Haddad, from his post.
LNA Spox: Dbeibeh’s clinging to power threatens of returning language of war in Libya
Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, confirmed that the outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s clinging to power threatens of returning the language of war in Libya, warning against the situation becoming unsettled as a result of attempts of some parties – he did not …
What is behind Libya’s recent crackdown on human rights and activists?
Over the last few months, Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) has rounded up seven young Libyans, accusing them of very serious crimes including that of apostasy, contempt of Islam and spreading of atheism. Such accusations in the predominantly Muslim and overwhelmingly conservative country could be a death sentence, even if …