While the Libyan state remains too weak to confront and disarm the plethora of militias still present within it, IS has been able to gain a foothold in the eastern city of Derna.
IS expands in Libya
26/05/2022
The Guardian: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bear
Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically broke international law by laying mines in civilian area…
27/04/2022
Libya: Landmines, Other War Hazards, Killing Civilians
At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ord…
10/04/2022
Hafter’s representatives in the 5+5 Joint Military Commission announce suspension of their participation in the commission, call for closing oil, coastal road and cutting cooperation with GNU
In what looks like the dangerous unravelling of the 23 October 2020 Ceasefire Agreement, which has b…
28/03/2022
UN investigates reports of migrant mass graves in Libya
UN investigators are seeking to verify reports of mass graves thought to contain the corpses of migr…
01/03/2022
Libya has two prime ministers after parliament vote
Libya found itself with rival governments on Tuesday after parliament approved a new cabinet in a ch…
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Council of the European Union – Council conclusions on Libya
The Council adopted the following conclusions:
Turkey sends special representative to Libya
A deputy of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Emrullah İşler, is paying a two-day visit to Libya in his capacity as special representative of Turkey’s president and government, the Foreign Ministry announced Oct. 20.
196 people attempting illegal immigration stopped at Libya border
Border guards foiled an attempt by 196 illegal immigrants who were crossing the Egyptian border with Libya on Sunday.
Libya PM Thani says to capture capital
Thani says ex-general Haftar’s forces are ‘under the command of the regular army and the control of government and parliament’
Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States
The governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States strongly condemn the ongoing violence in Libya and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities.