Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday received the commander of Libya’s naval forces in the capital Ankara, the ministry announced. Meanwhile, Libyan authorities have reportedly invited Turkish companies to assist in production by taking [ More … ]
Delegates from Libya’s internationally recognized government and from putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s side on Thursday agreed on the criteria for appointments to their country’s key institutions, a joint statement made at talks in Morocco said [ More … ]
Investigation reveals that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was behind the lethal drone strike that killed 26 unarmed cadets at a military academy in Libyan capital Tripoli The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was behind a [ More … ]
Haftar’s militias dismiss ceasefire announcement as ‘marketing’ stunt, says GNA is planning a Turkish-backed offensive on Sirte Renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces have dismissed a ceasefire announcement by Libya’s internationally recognized government as a [ More … ]
A Libyan government statement on Friday ordered an immediate cease-fire for all military forces and combat operations in the war-torn country. “Cease-fire requires demilitarization of the Sirte and Jufra regions with security arrangements,” the statement [ More … ]
More than 100 civilians including women and children were killed by ground fighting, explosive remnants and airstrikes in Libya between April and June, an increase of 65% from the first three months of the year, [ More … ]
U.S. remains on the sidelines in Libya’s conflict as Russia extends its reach in the north African country, says a WP report An absence of U.S. leadership in Libya has allowed a dangerous international confrontation [ More … ]
The UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) says it will recapture city of Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to [ More … ]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Egypt’s actions in Libya and its support for the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar were illegal. Erdogan was responding to a question about Egypt’s possible intervention in Libya’s conflict, where [ More … ]
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) will agree to a cease-fire only if warlord Khalifa Haftar withdraws his forces from country’s central and western regions, the Turkish foreign minister said, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking [ More … ]
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler went to Libya Friday to review activities carried out under MoU signed by Turkey, Libya. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said [ More … ]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation said fighters of Russian mercenaries entered the Sharara oil field on Thursday in an attempt to block production there. Production in Sharara had only this month resumed after months of closure [ More … ]
The Libyan parliament called on the government to be at full readiness against “aggression” from Egypt, denouncing recent comments by Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi that his army could intervene in the war-torn country, reported Anadolu Agency. [ More … ]
A senior Turkish delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to hold talks with Libya’s UN recognised government. Cavusoglu was accompanied by Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and intelligence [ More … ]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently liberated from forces commanded by putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar, and called for a transparent investigation. The [ More … ]
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