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Libyan Express
April 1, 2018
Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide car bombing on Thursday in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya, the militant group's news agency Amaq said on Friday. Over eight fighters from the self-styled army of Khalifa Haftar at the checkpoint in eastern Ajdabiya were killed and over 11Ãâà...
The Libya Observer
April 1, 2018
Two fighters were killed and others were injured in clashes in Ganfouda, western Benghazi between armed brigades loyal to Khalif Haftar-led forces. The fighting broke over a drugs dealer, sources from the city reported. The two killed fighters were from Ali Thimin Brigade whose fighters are accused ofÃâà...
Xinhua
April 1, 2018
ALGIERS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Algeria on Saturday welcomed the reconciliation that just concluded between the two Libyan cities of Misrata and Zentan. The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Abdelaziz Benali Cherif said that this agreement is "a step in the right direction towards of national reconciliationÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 30, 2018
The municipality called on the Presidential Council to take the needed measures to make sure the mayor is released safe and sound. “Such acts are crimes that directly threaten the security of the capital in Libya and drags it into a conflict that could be easily avoided.” The municipality's statement reads.
Anadolu Agency
March 30, 2018
The mayor, the statement explained, had been abducted by unknown perpetrators who broke into his home in the city's Khallet al-Furjan district and taken him to an unknown location. The municipality called on Libya's Tripoli-based UN-backed unity government to take “all necessary measures” to secureÃâà...
Yahoo News
March 28, 2018
Zintan (Libya) (AFP) - Leaders of the two most heavily armed towns in western Libya met Wednesday for the first time since they fought for control of Tripoli four years ago, hailing the reconciliation talks "historic". The towns of Misrata and Zintan were among the first to rise up against the regime of dictatorÃâà...
The Economist
March 28, 2018
ONCE considered the smartest hangout in town, the Benin Plaza motel in southern Nigeria's Benin City has seen better days. Its chalet-style rooms are normally empty, and the Moat Bar, which promises “groovy nights and exotic cocktails”, has fallen into disrepair. For the Plaza's recent influx of guests,Ãâà...
Al-Arabiya
March 28, 2018
A general view taken on April 7, 2015 shows ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene at the Libyan eastern town of Shahat. ... Two Spanish art experts suspected of running a ring that sold antiques looted from archaeological sites in Libya by groups linked to the ISIS group haveÃâà...
World Socialist Web Site
March 28, 2018
Over the weekend, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted its first ever drone strike against Al-Qaeda militants in the southern Libya, killing two militants in the southern village of Ubari. The attack marks a new stage in the expansion of the American military offensive in Libya and northern Africa sinceÃâà...
CNN
March 28, 2018
Washington (CNN) The US military conducted its first airstrike against al Qaeda in Libya Saturday, killing one of the group's leaders, according to US Africa ... "It's very very hard to plan some kind of operation that has a large effect when you have two to three guys in the Libyan desert," a Africa CommandÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 28, 2018
The municipal council, military council and the social tribes' committee of Zintan city in Libya have expressed willingness to strike reconciliation with Misurata city. The councils and the committee issued a statement saying the reconciliation would settle down their differences, pointing out that the” leaders ofÃâà...
New York Times
March 25, 2018
Until now, the Pentagon had focused its counterterrorism strikes in Libya almost exclusively on Islamic State fighters and operatives farther north — eight since President Trump took office. In 2016, the military conducted nearly 500 airstrikes in the coastal city of Surt over several months to destroy the IslamicÃâà...
Xinhua
March 10, 2018
TRIPOLI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The continuous violence in southern Libya between rival tribes is fuelled by foreign intervention seeking domination in the ... tribal elders and leaders, is the social umbrella that handles social and tribal peace reconciliation agreements between the cities of southern Libya.
Libya Herald
March 10, 2018
In the section on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, the UN Libya Experts Forum report said that ''The situation of human rights ... Individuals arrested by armed groups loyal to the GNA in Tripoli and other cities in western Libya and southern Libya, are taken to the SDF detentionÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 10, 2018
The sources said a group of fighters from Brigade 152 of Dignity Operation were on duty when the bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the checkpoint, leaving at least three fighters wounded. A Sudanese national who was stopped by the guards prior to the explosion was also wounded, theÃâà...
Worldcrunch
March 10, 2018
The fighting between groups close to ISIS and militias that fought under the banner of the Libyan National Army lasted more than three years. ... While a semblance of order has returned in city, allowing people like Ahmed to restart a fragile business, more than 40% of Benghazi's infrastructure and buildingsÃâà...
News24
March 10, 2018
Benghazi - A military spokesperson says a car bomb explosion has killed at least three security personnel at a checkpoint south of the northeastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya. Faisal Ahbale said Friday's attack took place at the town's southern entrance. No group immediately claimed responsibility but AhbaleÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 10, 2018
26, 2017, between representatives of Misrata and Tawergha, under the auspices of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA). It called for the Tawergha people to be permitted to return to their hometown from various camps in Benghazi, Tripoli, Bani Walid,Ãâà...
TRT World
March 7, 2018
It took several months of fighting for Libyan militias to retake the city of Sirte from Daesh. But the historic city is now devastated and only a portion of its former residents have managed to return. Damaged buildings ... The battle to retake the Libyan city of Sirte over a year ago tore the city apart. Sirte was onceÃâà...
The Libya Observer
December 31, 1999
Libyan Organization for Human Rights (LOHR) rejected the repetitive visits of western ambassadors to Libyan cities, especially to Benghazi. In a statement on Saturday, the LOHR said it is flowing up on the movement of ambassadors of western countries in Libya, especially Britain, France and Italy, and theÃâà...
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