A renegade general who has launched an assault against Islamists in Benghazi warned Libya had become a “terrorist hub”, calling for a civilian presidential high council to form an emergency cabinet and organise legislative elections.

CNN’s Atika Shubert takes a look at General Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general behind the attack on Libyan parliament.

Libyan rebels, apparently loyal to a renegade army general, stormed parliament on Sunday. Fighting continued for hours, two people have been killed and 55 wounded in the capital Tripoli. Justice minister Saleh al-Mergani has called on those involved to lay down their weapons and start a dialogue. Al Jazeera’s Omar …

In Libya, the death toll continues to rise in an offensive launched by a retired army general against militants in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Libyan antiquities are falling prey to extremists.

Libya rescued 340 illegal migrants on Monday (May 12th) when their boat began to take on water.

A new Atlantic Council report examines the threats to Libya’s stability, provides a detailed mapping of the militia landscape, and details policy options for the Libyan government and its international partners. 

  Ali bin Taher was thought to be behind a recent spate of kidnappings and killings.

The recent attempt by an “autonomist” militia in Libya to smuggle an oil shipment out of the country only served to highlight the dramatic challenges fueling regional and international concern as Libya’s domestic strife threatens to spin out of control. 

Western countries exercised “bad judgement” in failing to put troops on the ground during the Libyan revolution, Former Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview that aired Tuesday.