A Syria-based Russian security company – in collusion with the Syrian government- recruited no fewer than 3000 Syrians, both civilians and fighters, from various provinces as mercenaries to transfer them to Libya, where they are to fight alongside Khalifa Haftar’s forces against the Government of National Accord (GNA), Syrians for …
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NOC decries increased build-up of mercenaries at its eastern oil sites
Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) expressed concern last week about the increased militarization of its eastern oil sites.
Read More »Libya: New arms shipments come for Haftar forces
The Libyan army on Sunday said Russian-made cargo planes made new military shipments to the forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar.
Read More »Itamilradar tracks Boeing 757 flight from Washington to Benghazi
Itamilradar website revealed that a GainJet SX-RFA Boeing 757, landed Sunday morning at Benina Airport in Benghazi, coming from Washington, DC.
Read More »UN ‘dismayed’ at Libya journalist’s 15-year prison term
The UN’s mission in Libya has voiced “dismay” at the sentencing of a journalist to 15 years in prison in the country’s east, controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar.
Read More »As rumours swirl of Yemenis fighting in Libya, mercenaries enlist to join the war
For days, rumours have been circulating that Yemeni mercenaries have left their own conflict for the one in Libya, joining an ever-growing international presence in the war-torn North African country.
Read More »Germany says US should not interfere with naming of new UN Libya envoy
The United States should not stop UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from naming a new UN Libya envoy, Germany’s UN ambassador, Christoph Heusgen, has said.
Read More »US Congress approves amendments to the ‘Libyan Stabilization Act’
The United States Congress Foreign Relations Committee approved amendments to the ‘Libyan Stabilization Act’, prior to it being put to a vote for approval by the committee.
Read More »UNSMIL reports 358 Libyan civilian casualties, a 173 per cent increase on 2020 first quarter
Between 1 April and 30 June 2020, UNSMIL documented at least 358 civilian casualties (106 deaths and 252 injuries) in Libya from armed conflict.
Read More »Libya complains to UNSC condemning Egypt, UAE of supporting aggression
Libya’s delegate to the United Nations (UN) Taher Al-Sunni criticised the selectivity of the UN sanctions committees, stressing their ineffectiveness in stopping violations and agency to some countries that aim to achieve political goals in his country.
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