UNSMIL welcomed Saturday the recent release of detainees as a result of the continued confidence-building efforts by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and its strong commitment to move forward with the full implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement.
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Suicide attacker kills self but no others in Libyan desert town
A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella on Sunday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, a spokesman for the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls that area, said, reports Reuters.
Libya: 29 inmates escape Gernada prison after riot
29 prisoners escaped from the notorious, east-based Gernada prison on Friday after a riot incident, security sources have confirmed.
Ageela Saleh: Aldabaiba increased centralization, lack of elections may cause chaos, army needs more money, Turkey should be punished
House of Representatives (HoR) head, Aguila Saleh, stressed that the unified Libyan government led by Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba did not unify the country’s institutions and that the unification of these institutions means the participation of all regions in power from ministers to embassies to investment companies, explaining that the government …
Training for 200 former militias in Misrata and Zintan with grant of up to LD 10,000 launched
A call for proposals opened yesterday until 23 August to offer renewed professional perspectives to ex-combatant militias based in Misrata and Zintan. The programme is called Mouta’alleq.
GNA-Turkey military agreements will continue, Libya commander says
The Libyan army will not withdraw from the military agreement signed between Turkey and Libya despite the demands of the 5+5 joint military committee, a Libyan commander has said.
Lavrov: Foreign Troops Withdrawal From Libya Should Be Synchronised and Implemented Step-By-Step
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the belief on Thursday that foreign forces withdrawal from Libya should be synchronised in order not to violate the existing balance of powers in the country.
Libyan Foreign Minister asks Russia to help in unifying military institution
The Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush called Thursday on her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to help Libya in its quest to unify the military institution, adding in a joint conference in Moscow, which she visited to carry out bilateral discussions, that Russia had an active role in its serious stance …
What is Haftar up to in Libya?
What, I wonder, is Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar up to in Libya? The simple answer to that complex question is that he still wants to rule the country. The next question is: how he is going to do it?
Our forces in Libya are not foreign, Turkish Defense Minister says
Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar has stressed that the Turkish military forces in Libya are not foreign forces and that Ankara will continue to support the Libyans in their cause in accordance with the principle-based on “Libya for the Libyans.”