At the height of its strength in Libya, Daesh controlled the coastal city of Sirte, about 500 kilometres east of Tripoli, having amassed a sizeable force thanks to hundreds of foreign fighters, most of whom came from Libya’s neighbours such as Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Algeria and even Chad and Niger …
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UNHCR concerned over eviction of Tawergha IDPs from Tripoli camp
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about the forced eviction by militias of 1,900 internally displaced persons from Triq Al Matar settlement in Tripoli, Libya. Triq Al Matar was the largest IDP settlement in Tripoli, hosting 370 families originally from the city of Tawergha who had been living in …
Tawergha IDPs organize sit-in in front of Presidential Council’s headquarters
Tawerghans organized Sunday a sit-in in front of the Presidential Council in Tripoli.
Tawergha IDPs forced out of Tripoli camp, UNSMIL condemns
UN Support Mission in Libya on Friday condemned eviction of internally displaced people (IDP) of Tawergha from the capital Tripoli by gunmen.
A Place of Distinctive Despair
After the removal of the Islamic State, Sirte faces multiple reconstruction and security challenges.
Rescue ship Aquarius won’t take migrants back to Libya
Rescue ship Aquarius, which has picked up almost 3,000 migrants from the Mediterranean this year, will carry out rescue missions without waiting for orders from coastguards and will not return people to Libya, its search and rescue head said.
Tawergha official accuses government of slow pace on ending IDPs crisis
The member of the Committee for the Implementation of the Reconciliation Agreement between Tawergha and Misrata, Abdul Nabi Bouarabeh confirmed that security conditions in Tawergha are excellent, calling on the government to start creating conditions for the return of the displaced people to their homes, including preparing and maintaining the …
Destination Europe: Misery and Misunderstandings, part 2
As the EU sets new policies and makes deals with African nations to deter hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking new lives on the continent, what does it mean for those following dreams northwards and the countries they transit through? From returnees in Sierra Leone and refugees resettled in …
Salvini Rebuts Reports Italian Ship Illegally Returned Rescued Migrants to Libya
Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini refuted on Tuesday allegations by a migrant’s’ charity about an Italian ship bringing rescued migrants back to Libya being a breach of international law.
UNHCR looking into possible violations of intl. law in deporting 108 migrants to Libya
The U.N. refugee agency says it is looking into possible violations of international law involving the transport to Libya of 108 migrants rescued at sea by an Italian-flagged mercantile ship.