Just four days after vicious fighting was bought to a halt by Presidency Council mediation, Tripoli is once again tense this evening as militias erect sand or container roadblocks and armoured vehicles take up positions.
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NCHR condemns execution of Dignity Operation prisoner
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya has strongly deplored the extrajudicial execution of a member of Benghazi Shura Council by a radical group affiliated with Dignity Operation.
Martin Kobler, UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Libya urges parties to respect humanitarian law in Qanfuda
The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, has been following with deep concern the continued reports of civilians in Benghazi trapped in the midst of a combat zone without access to food and water.
Serraj admits Libya is guilty of human rights violations
Libya is guilty of the human rights violations of unarmed civilians, including disappearances and torture Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj admitted today.
Car bombing kills top eastern military men
A car bomb exploded in Gawarcha, Benghazi on Sunday killing two leaders of Saaqa Brigade of Operation Dignity forces led by Khalifa Haftar.
UN-backed Tripoli government brokers ceasefire following violent clashes
The Tripoli based, UN backed Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Saturday that it had brokered a ceasefire in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen in the city that has left at least nine people injured and forced other residents to hunker down in …
Dignity Operation militia executes captive with machine gun from point-blank range
A radical Salafist group fighting alongside Khalifa Haftar’s self-proclaimed “Libyan National Army” released on Friday an ISIS-style video showing chilling execution of a rival fighter in Benghazi.
Sewehli accuses Ghwell of attempting to assassinate him
Following today’s reported incident in which a motorcade carrying Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj and State Council chairman Abdulrahman Sewehly was allegedly shot at near the Rixos hotel complex, Sewehli has released a statement accusing Khalifa Ghell of trying to assassinate him.
Fayez al-Sarraj not hurt after convoy comes under fire
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on a convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya’s UN-backed government, Fayez al-Sarraj, in Tripoli without causing any casualties, according to his administration.
Libya’s head of ‘unity government’ survives assassination attempt
The head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government survived an assassination attempt on Monday, according to local reports.