Fifteen fighters loyal to east Libya’s renegade General Haftar were killed on Monday in a new offensive against Islamist jihadi fighters in Benghazi.
Libyan Haftar forces launch new attack on Benghazi’s Islamists
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UN delegate to Libya proposes road map for peace in Libya
The UN delegate to Libya and Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, has announced a new road map for peace to end Libya’s current political deadlock and to strike comprehensive accord among all Libyan conflicting parties.
Human Rights Watch denounces enforced disappearances of Libyan activists
A Tripoli-based activist, Jabir Zain, remains missing after being abducted on September 25, 2016, by an armed group linked to the Interior Ministry of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord, Human Rights Watch said today.
Kobler and Ageela Saleh hold latest round of talks
Fast on the heals of this week’s ice-breaking Faiez Serraj-Khalifa Hafter meeting in Abu Dhabi, UN envoy Martin Kobler had a “constructive meeting” with House of Representatives (HoR) head Ageela Saleh today in the latter’s home town of Guba, 200 kilometres west of Tobruk.
Italian Foreign Minister departs Libya after short formal visit
The Italian Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano, has left Libya together with the delegation that accompanied him on his formal visit to Tripoli, which only took a few hours.
Misrata militants and Khalifa Ghwell scorn Hafter-Serraj summit
A group of hardline Misratan militias have lambasted the Khalifa Hafter-Faiez Serraj Abu Dhabi meeting, vowing to “crush” the UN-backed government as a result.
Libyan militia building mercenary air force, rivals claim
Forces loyal to the Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar claim foreign mercenaries are being recruited to bolster the air power of rival fighters in the city of Misrata.
British Foreign Secretary meets Al-Sirraj in Tripoli
The British Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson, has arrived today in Tripoli with an accompanying delegation and they were received by the Libyan Foreign Minister of the UN-proposed government, Mohammed Sayala and other officials.
France, Tunisia attempt to thwart fuel and gas crisis committee’s anti-smuggling operations
Reports have revealed that France and Tunisia are attempting to get in the way of the anti-smuggling efforts of the Libyan fuel and gas crisis committee in fighting the growing phenomenon of fuel and goods smuggling from Libya to neighboring countries via land border crossings and to other countries via …
Sadek Ghariani says the Serraj-Hafter meeting is a conspiracy
Tripoli’s Dar Al-Ifta head Sheikh Sadek Ghariani has branded the Abu Dhabi meeting between Faiez Serraj and Khalifa Hafter as a conspiracy against the 17 February Revolution.