Libya war
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
TRIPOLI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, the heaviest clashes…
UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
Middle East
December 23, 2020
UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up…
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
Middle East
March 25, 2018
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands
When Khalifa Haftar flew to Tunis in September, the veteran commander and possible future leader of Libya brought masked troops…
Migrants killed in Libyan truck accident
Middle East
February 14, 2018
Migrants killed in Libyan truck accident
At least 22 people were killed and 79 more injured in a truck accident Wednesday in the northwestern city of…
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi…
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to drum up support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city…