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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
Libya: Dozens of migrants missing in the Mediterranean
Libya: Misrata militia says it captured Qaeda leaders
Libya: Italian fishing ship in Libyan custody
Libya: Fighting intensifies near Tripoli
Maghreb: Libya warlord Haftar’s warplane breaches Tunisia air space
Beni Ghezayel, Tunisia, July 22, 2019 - A Libyan warplane of military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces made an emergency landing in neighbouring Tunisia on Monday, authorities in Libya said. The aircraft was on a "reconnaissance and patrol mission and suffered a...
Libya: Oil production from Sharara back after sabotage on pipeline
Tripoli, July 22, 2019 - Libya announced the resumption of production Monday at its largest oil field and the loading of crude at a shipping terminal, following a three-day suspension due to "sabotage" of a pipeline. Al-Sharara, about 900 kilometres (560 miles) south...
Libya: The backers of warlord Khalifa Haftar are calling for halt of fighting
Libya: Car bomb at a Benghazi funeral claims three lives
Benghazi, Libya, July 11, 2019 - A car bomb exploded during the funeral of an ex-army commander in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding 15, a hospital said. A security official said the attack, the first in over a year in...
Libya: Khalifa Haftar warplane kills 40 migrants who were jailed in a detention center
Libya: UAE weapons used by warlord Haftar
Dubai, July 2, 2019 - The UAE denied Tuesday it shipped US missiles to Libya, which is under a UN arms embargo, after a democratic senator warned Washington could cut off arms sales to the Emirates. The foreign ministry "denied the ownership of weapons found in Libya...
Libya: Haftar’s embarrassing defeat in Gharyan may complicate the Libyan civil war
Libya: Haftar frees Turkish sailors before it is too late
July 1, 2019 - Six Turkish sailors held by forces led by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have been freed, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Monday. "The sailors are free. According to their wishes, they continue to work," said the official, speaking on...
Libya: Turkey warns Libyan warlord Haftar
Libya: Warlord Haftar complicates his situation as he loses Gharyan
Libya: Parliamentary speaker calls for the shutdown of national oil production
Libya's National Oil Company has warned that any bid to tamper with the sector could escalate unrest in the conflict-hit country, after the parliamentary speaker called for a halt to production. In a statement issued late Saturday, NOC said it "is concerned by recent...
The Libyan civil war: no break for Tripoli
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