Libya continues to suffer from a chronic absence of security, with almost daily assassinations, bombings and kidnappings.
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Who is General Khalifa Haftar?
CNN’s Atika Shubert takes a look at General Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general behind the attack on Libyan parliament.
Read More »Libyan rebels attack 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 …
Read More »Nearly 80 killed in clashes between Haftar loyalists, militants in Libya
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.
Read More »Extremists threaten Libya history
Libyan antiquities are falling prey to extremists.
Read More »The Consequences of NATO’s Good War in Libya
NATO’s intervention was thus executed nearly flawlessly, yet appears to be a strategic mistake. In weighing the costs and benefits of the operation, one would naturally begin with the immediate danger that spurred NATO to act: the humanitarian concern that Qaddafi would have crushed the opposition to his regime in …
Read More »The Consequences of NATO's Good War in Libya
NATO’s intervention was thus executed nearly flawlessly, yet appears to be a strategic mistake. In weighing the costs and benefits of the operation, one would naturally begin with the immediate danger that spurred NATO to act: the humanitarian concern that Qaddafi would have crushed the opposition to his regime in …
Read More »Libya plans to resume oil exports from Hariga
Terminal recovered from rebel hands is expected to be reopened for renewed exports next week.
Read More »Inside Libya's Militias
Libya has been plagued with violence since the 2011 revolution and death of Muammar Qaddafi.
Read More »Forgotten War: Libya could become terrorist staging post
Libya’s on the way to becoming a terrorist outpost for possible future attacks on Europe. The prospect has been raised by Libya’s former Prime Minister who came to power following the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime. He recently fled the country, where rival militias run rampant, and are in de-facto …
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