Armed clashes broke out between the Joint Security Room of Murzuq (JSRM) and gunmen from Qatrun town, southwest Libya, the JSRM reported Saturday.
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Central Bank of Libya denies “funneling money” to Jadran’s forces
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has denied the statement made by the spokesman for the self-styled army in east Libya, Ahmed Al-Mismari, that said the CBL transferred money to the previous chief of Petroleum Facilities Guard in central Libya, Ibrahim Jadran.
The orphans of so-called Islamic State left in Libyan limbo
A year and a half after so-called Islamic State was kicked out of its last stronghold in Libya, 24 parentless children of its foreign fighters are growing up in a high-security, makeshift orphanage tucked away down a sidestreet in the northwestern city of Misrata.
Gunmen set fire to Civil Status Department in Benghazi
Unknown gunmen set fire Tuesday to the building of the Civil Status Department in Qawarsha area in Benghazi.
IS-linked militants kill two policemen in eastern Libya
A Libyan official says militants with links to the extremist Islamic State group have killed two policemen at a checkpoint east Libya.
Abducted judge and prosecutor released in Libya’s central region
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday released four hostages — including two police officers — after having abducted them two days earlier in Libya’s central Jufra city.
Judge and prosecutor abducted from Waddan Court
The Judicial Police condemned the kidnapping of a judge, a prosecutor and two of the security guards in an armed attack Sunday on the Court of Waddan town, central Libya.
UN Security Council concerned over humanitarian conditions in Libya’s Derna
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed concern at the humanitarian situation in Libya, especially in Derna, including the situation faced by migrants, refugees and internally displaced people, and called on all parties to respect applicable international humanitarian law.
Arrest of 131 Egyptian migrants in east Libya points to migration network funneling into militant groups
One-hundred and thirty-one Egyptian irregular migrants have been arrested in the east Libyan city of Baydan over the last three weeks, according to the director of the city’s police station.
Libya’s NOC declares force majeure on oil exports at Al-Zawiya oil port
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure on oil exports at the oil port of Al-Zawiya in western Libya.