Libyan conflict
Libyan forces renew push against Islamic State in Sirte
Middle East
September 19, 2016
Libyan forces renew push against Islamic State in Sirte
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government on Sunday battled Islamic State militants in their last hideouts in the city…
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
Middle East
September 18, 2016
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
Eastern Libyan forces said they had reestablished control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counter-attack on…
Libyan forces say they capture mosque, prison from Islamic State in Sirte
Middle East
August 22, 2016
Libyan forces say they capture mosque, prison from Islamic State in Sirte
Libyan forces renewed their push to oust Islamic State from its former North African stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, saying…
Support for Libyan unity government ‘crumbling’: UN envoy
Middle East
August 12, 2016
Support for Libyan unity government ‘crumbling’: UN envoy
Support for the U.N.-backed unity government in Libya is "crumbling" amid increased power outages and a weakening currency that is…
Libyan forces capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State
Middle East
August 11, 2016
Libyan forces capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State
Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte on Wednesday captured a large convention hall complex in the city…
Libya’s NOC calls on rival factions to protect Zueitina terminal
Middle East
August 8, 2016
Libya’s NOC calls on rival factions to protect Zueitina terminal
Libya's state oil company on Sunday called on rival armed factions to avoid damaging the oil terminal in Zueitina, following…
Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State from Sirte
Middle East
July 22, 2016
Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State from Sirte
Forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government fought fierce exchanges with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday in which 13…
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is looking into the kidnapping in Libya of six Egyptian workers as…
Death toll in clashes, blast in Libyan town rises to 40
Middle East
June 23, 2016
Death toll in clashes, blast in Libyan town rises to 40
The number of people killed in an explosion and in clashes between militiamen and locals in a town east of…
Libyan forces fight Islamic State in Sirte, predict they will seize city soon
Middle East
June 9, 2016
Libyan forces fight Islamic State in Sirte, predict they will seize city soon
Forces aligned with Libya's unity government were engaged in fierce clashes with Islamic State on Thursday in the group's stronghold…