Libyan conflict
UN lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this year’s vote
Middle East
January 31, 2021
UN lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this year’s vote
TUNIS (Reuters) – Participants at Libya’s UN-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional…
Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Middle East
January 22, 2021
Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Construction of an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw…
EU force intercepts tanker with jet fuel headed to Libya
Middle East
September 11, 2020
EU force intercepts tanker with jet fuel headed to Libya
ROME (AP) — The European Union maritime force enforcing the UN arms embargo on Libya said Thursday it intercepted and…
Former Libya envoy accuses Security Council of ‘hypocrisy’
Middle East
July 2, 2020
Former Libya envoy accuses Security Council of ‘hypocrisy’
CAIRO (AP) — A former UN envoy to Libya has accused the Security Council of “hypocrisy” and of undermining his…
US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions
Middle East
May 30, 2020
US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training,…
Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed: officials
Middle East
October 15, 2016
Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed: officials
Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that…
Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte
Middle East
October 10, 2016
Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte
Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding…
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
Middle East
October 8, 2016
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
Next to the rusting shell cases outside Misrata's museum of Libya's 2011 uprising is a new addition: a scaffold used…
Libyan forces lose eight men in Islamic State ambush in Sirte: officials
Middle East
October 3, 2016
Libyan forces lose eight men in Islamic State ambush in Sirte: officials
Libyan forces repelled an attempted ambush but lost at least eight of their men on Sunday, as they resumed their…
Libya PM calls for national reconciliation in splintered country
Middle East
September 26, 2016
Libya PM calls for national reconciliation in splintered country
Libya's prime minister called for a national reconciliation initiative to repair the divisions in a fragmented country reeling from the…