A delegation of Libyan ministers headed by Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Al-Mahdi Hassan Muftah arrived in Cairo yesterday for meetings with Egyptian officials on ways to establish or strengthen state institutions in Libya.
Clashes have continued across Benghazi despite a twelve-hour humanitarian ceasefire brokered by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
UN-brokered ceasefire announced in eastern city after months of clashes between government forces and armed groups.
The black flag of ISIS flies over government buildings. Police cars carry the group’s insignia. The local football stadium is used for public executions. A town in Syria or Iraq? No. A city on the coast of the Mediterranean, in Libya.
The number of Libyans displaced by ongoing fighting continues to rise and has now reached almost 400,000.
Militiamen yesterday stormed homes in Tarhuna belonging to members of the Nahaj clan reportedly because of their opposition to local Libya Dawn forces.
