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Libya: As the war for Tripoli drags on, the Libyan capital is in disarray
Tripoli, Oct 3, 2019 - Faraj al-Doukali hastened to unload the dozens of rubbish bags from his van onto a sidewalk dump in Siyahiya, a residential district west of the Libyan capital. "Each weekend I collect the rubbish from my four brothers at the farm where we live...
Libya: US kills suspected IS insurgents in raid on Libya
The US military command for Africa announced Friday it killed 17 suspected Islamic State group jihadists in southern Libya, in the third such strike in a week. "At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed 17 terrorists" on Thursday, Africom said in a statement....
Libya: Two killed in drone strike in Sirte, raid on Mitiga airport
Tripoli, Sept 16, 2019 - Drone strikes on Libya's coastal town of Sirte killed two pro-unity government fighters and wounded 18 others on Monday, their force said, blaming foreign powers backing military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The three raids on the former Islamic...
From bad to worse: life after the ordeal of Libya
Benin City, Nigeria, Sept 17, 2019 (Sophie Bouillon) - Emerging from her ordeal, Gloria considers herself "privileged". Last year, the 26-year-old left Nigeria with four other women, dreaming of a better life in Europe. On a tortuous journey, three of the five friends...
Libya: More deaths off the coast of Libya
Tripoli, Aug 27, 2019 - The bodies of five migrants including a Moroccan child were recovered off Libya's coast Tuesday while up to 20 others were missing after a Europe-bound boat sank, the navy said. Navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem told reporters 65 migrants, mostly from...
Libya: More migrants rescued at sea
Rome, Aug 26, 2019 - A German charity said Monday it had rescued some 100 people from a collapsing dinghy in the Mediterranean while being threatened by the Libyan coast guard. Charity Mission Lifeline said Captain Claus-Peter Reisch and the crew of the German-flagged...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s troops lose ground in Tripoli battle
Tripoli, Aug 21, 2019 - Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Wednesday they had made territorial gains south of Tripoli against commander Khalifa Haftar, whose fighters are trying to take the capital. "Our forces have won ground... and have successfully...
Libya: American arms dealer sentenced to prison for attempting to sell Russian weapons to Libyan militia
Los Angeles, Aug 20, 2019 - An international arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Los Angeles federal court Monday for conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other customers in the Middle East. The trafficking operation run...
Libya: MSF says 80 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Aug 10, 2019 - The Ocean Viking charity ship rescued more than 80 migrants off the coast of Libya on Saturday, according to Doctors without Borders (MSF), which operates the vessel along with the French charity SOS Mediterranee. The migrants, mainly Sudanese men and...
Libya: Tripoli could get a moment of respite in this Eid al-Adha
Tripoli, Aug 10, 2019 - Libya's government has said it is willing to accept a truce in fighting around Tripoli for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha that starts Sunday but on four conditions. The United Nations had called on the UN-recognised Government of National...
Tunisia turns back Ivorian migrants to Libya despite safety concerns
Tunis, Aug 7, 2019 - The United Nations sounded the alarm Wednesday over the safety of 36 Ivorian migrants, including children and women, turned back by Tunisian authorities on the border with Libya. The UN office in Tunis said it had been informed that the migrants,...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Hartar pursues attacks on Misrata as death toll in Tripoli reaches 1,100
Tripoli, Aug 6, 2019 - Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said they launched air strikes early Tuesday against an airbase in third city Misrata held by government loyalists. "Our air force carried out several raids against the Misrata airbase, targeting...
Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s army kills 42 civilians in Morzuk
Tripoli, Aug 5, 2019 - At least 42 people were killed and dozens wounded in an air strike targeting a town hall meeting in southern Libya, a local official and the UN-recognised government said Monday, accusing forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The...
Libyan civilian plane escapes bombing at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli
Tripoli, Aug 5, 2019 - A Libyan airliner has narrowly escaped being hit by incoming fire as it landed at war-torn capital Tripoli's sole functioning airport, aviation officials said. "The crew on the flight from Benghazi, which was carrying 124 passengers, avoided...
Libya: Fighting continues in Tripoli
Tripoli, July 30, 2019 - Rocket fire forced flights to be suspended and passengers evacuated at the Libyan capital's airport, where a UN envoy warned civilian aircraft had come "perilously close" to being hit. Fighting has raged on Tripoli's doorstep since Libyan...
Libya: Warlord Haftar bombs hospital near Tripoli, kills dozen
Tripoli, July 28, 2019- Five doctors were killed in an air strike by forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on a field hospital near the capital, the health ministry of the UN-recognised government said. Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army launched an...
Libya: Dozens of migrants missing in the Mediterranean
Tripoli, July 25, 2019 - Some 150 migrants are missing after their boat sank off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. "The sinking took place off the coast of the city of Khoms," some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tripoli,...
Libya: Misrata militia says it captured Qaeda leaders
Tripoli, July 25, 2019 - A Libyan militia has arrested a number of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist leaders in a raid near the capital Tripoli, the group said. The Misrata Joint Security Force carried out the raid against "wanted terrorists, classified as Al-Qaeda leaders",...
Libya: Italian fishing ship in Libyan custody
Tripoli, July 24, 2019 - The Libyan navy said Tuesday it seized an Italian-flagged fishing vessel and is questioning its crew in the western port city of Misrata. "A coastguard patrol... seized on Tuesday night an Italian fishing boat in (Libyan) territorial waters...
Libya: Fighting intensifies near Tripoli
Tripoli, July 23, 2019 - Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government said they fought off a "major" attack on the capital Tripoli led by strongman Khalifa Haftar that left casualties on both sides. On Monday "our forces repelled a major attack by Haftar forces on...
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