A poll conducted by leading women’s NGO, Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) early this year showed a selection of Libyan actors in a number of Libyan cities in the east, west and south of the country have many important findings regarding the prospects of the transition road map on …
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HCS members from Derna call for Red Cross to intervene as humanitarian crisis grows in Derna
Members of the High Council of State representing the city of Derna Mansour Al-Hassadi and Hassan Esteitah urged the envoy of the Red Cross in Libya to intervene and help to alleviate the suffering of the residents of the besieged city.
Protesters demand UN protect civilians in Derna
The Council of Elders of Tripoli organized a protest Sunday outside the UN headquarters in Janzour district in Tripoli to express solidarity with the residents of Derna and demanded an end to the air raids on the city.
Special Deterrence Force arrests sleeper cell plotting for military acts in Tripoli
The Tripoli-based Special Deterrence Force (SDF) said it had arrested a sleeper cell that was plotting to carry out military actions in the Libyan capital in coordination sleeper cells from the Popular Front for Liberation of Libya, which is made up of Gaddafi’s regime loyalists.
Tabu and Awlad Suleiman tribes in Al-Hijara, Sabha sign peace charter
A charter for peaceful coexistence, good-neighbourly relations, and mutual respect was signed between members Tabu and Awlad Suleiman tribes residing Al-Hijara neighbourhood in Sabha.
Presidential Council forms Libya’s south security force
The Presidential Council (PC) formed in a Wednesday order a new force tasked with securing and protecting the southern region in Libya, the media office of the Head of the PC Fayez Al-Sirraj, reported.
Situations in Sabha are tragic, says mayor
Mayor of Sabha, Hamid Al-Khayali, said Monday that the situation in the city is tragic and that fighting is still ongoing in the city despite the news saying it had stopped.
Tebu seem to gain upper hand on Awlad Sulieman in latest Sebha fighting
In a swift attack early Saturday morning, Tebu militias took over Sebha’s historic castle from the 6th Infantry brigade, pushing out rival fighters formed mainly from the Awlad Sulieman tribe. The castle had been acting as the 6th Infantry brigade’s headquarters who are currently aligned with the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan …
Tribal fighting for Sabha citadel leaves over 30 casualties in Libya’s south
Rival tribes in Libya’s southern city, Sabha, fought for the control of an ancient hilltop citadel that overlooks Sebha, a region known for its smuggling routes, since late Friday and the fighting got intense on Saturday with Tubu tribesmen announcing taking control of Awald Sulaiman tribesn’s locations.
Tubu tribe fighters seize several vital areas in Libya’s Sabha as rivals pull out
Tubu armed groups in Sabha seized Sunday Sabha castle and the positions of Sixth Brigade Infantry around it. The head of the social commission of Tubu tribe, Hassan Shacki denied withdrawing from the locations they controlled on Saturday in the city – southern Libya – saying they now have their …