The French embassy in Libya welcomed Monday the decision of the Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha to resume bilateral cooperation with France, in the field of security and training.

Libyan Misrata operations room has arrested a man suspected of terrorist acts and of being part of ISIS groups. A force from the operations room raided a house in Abu Grein in southern Misrata and detained the militant after an arrest warrant for him was issued by the Public Prosecutor’s …

The Libyan Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that inhuman assaults against civilians and their houses by Khalifa Haftar’s forces are being documented, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Ministry of Interior said Sunday that security forces managed to arrest ISIS Amir Al-Hisbah as well as another militant linked to al-Qaeda last month, without disclosing further details.

Rockets hit a luxury hotel in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, early on Friday in an attack the internationally recognised government blamed on eastern forces trying to capture the city, Reuters reports.

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha met with the French ambassador Beatrice de Helene in Tunisia and discussed mutual cooperation in security, anti-terrorism, corruption and money laundering.

On April 15, President Donald Trump telephoned Libyan militia commander Khalifa Haftar and praised his Libyan National Army’s offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. Citing a “shared vision” for Libya, the U.S. president acknowledged Haftar’s value in fighting terrorism, maintaining oil production, and shepherding the country’s democratic transition.

The Interior Ministry called on the security services in the southern region to distance themselves from the decisions made by the east-based parallel government.

Khalifa Haftar’s march on Tripoli on April 4 was a paradigm-shifting event whose importance remains lost on the global diplomatic community. Haftar’s actions closed the door on the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and on attempts to amend it, including a series of negotiations between Haftar and Government of National Accord …

Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha ordered to investigate and arrest 17 suspects accused of committing murder in the capital Tripoli, including the sons of the Kani family, who are fighting alongside Haftar, in his war on Tripoli.