The signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement between Libya’s warring factions on October 23 was widely marketed as a watershed moment that would redress the country’s spiraling trajectory. Paving the way for the United Nations-hosted Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to relaunch on October 26, the agreement was also the building …
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Libya says Russian mercenaries seen inside Sirte school
The Libyan army on Thursday said it spotted Russian mercenaries inside an elementary school in Sirte, a city southeast of Tripoli, Anadolu Agency reports.
Read More »Libya: 5 mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 1 in Derna
The director of the media office of the authority of finding the missing Abdelaziz Al-Jaafari has announced discovering five new locations of mass graves in Tarhouna; south of Tripoli.
Read More »Rival factions in Libya agree on implementation of ceasefire deal
Libya’s rival military factions have agreed on a plan for implementing a ceasefire deal reached last month, the United Nations’ acting envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams has said.
Read More »Libyan GNA official explains details of forces’ pullout from Sirte and Jufra
The member of the Military Joint Commission of 10 for the Government of National Accord (GNA) Al-Fituri Ghribil said all forces will be withdrawing from Sirte and Jufra gradually as the two areas are considered lines of contacts according to the latest agreement made by the two parties in Ghadames …
Read More »Clashes in Libya’s Tarhouna as authorities raid gunmen dens
Clashes erupted Wednesday in Tarhouna after Libyan Army forces under the Government of National Accord raided locations of armed groups that are practicing torture, extorting and kidnap, a source from the raiding brigade (444) said.
Read More »US embassy threatens sanctions against obstructors of Libyan dialogue
The US ambassador Richard Norland has welcomed the courageous efforts of Libyan participants in the Joint Military Commission (JMC) consultations in Ghadames to implement the October 23 ceasefire agreement, realize Libyan aspirations to deescalate the conflict, and begin to take concrete steps toward the ultimate departure of foreign forces and …
Read More »Recruited as Security Guards in the UAE, Deceived into Working in Conflict-Ridden Libya Instead
Huddled alongside dozens of other Sudanese men at a military base in the desert one chilly January night this year, “Amer” had no idea where he was – just that he was many miles away from where he had planned to be. It wasn’t until he and his fellow Sudanese …
Read More »Libya faces uphill battle for truth and reconciliation
Despite international efforts to find out the truth behind gross human rights abuses, the pursuit of stability has taken priority in the war-torn country. For many Libyans, transitional justice remains an elusive matter.
Read More »Libya minister: Foreign meddling putting ceasefire in question
Interior Minister of Libya’s UN recognised government, Fathi Bashagha, warned that the ceasefire in Libya faces significant challenges as a result of foreign meddling in the conflict, the Financial Times reports.
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