Gunmen Attack UN Convoy Near Libya Capital
Gunmen attacked a UN convoy on Wednesday near Zawiyah, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of the Libyan capital, a ...
Tag: Libyan Civil War
25 Migrants Found Dead On Libya Coast
The bodies of at least 25 migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe were found near Tripoli Tuesday, the Libyan ...
Children of Jihadists Flown Back To Sudan From Libya
Sudanese authorities on Tuesday brought home from Libya eight children, including a one-year-old, whose parents are allegedly members of the ...
UN and Russian Leaders Discuss Stabilising Libya
On June 14 Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov had a ...
Libya In Turmoil Over Saif Gaddafi’s Release
Few people expected Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to return to the spotlight after six years in prison on charges of alleged ...
Libyan Group Says It Has Freed Kadhafi Son Seif Al-Islam
An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer ...
Libya Strongman’s Forces Say Take Southern Desert Base
Forces loyal to east Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday they had taken an air base in the south, ...
Group Blamed For 2012 Attack On US Mission Disbands
A group of militant Islamists in Libya, blamed by the US for the 2012 attack on the US mission in ...
Libya Jihadist Group Ansar Al-Sharia Announces Dissolution
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and ...
Pro-Haftar Air Force Says Took Part In Egyptian Raids
The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on jihadist ...
Rival Armed Groups Clash In Capital, Tripoli
Libyan militia groups opposed to the UN-backed government have launched a series of attacks on loyalist forces in the capital, ...
’52 Dead’ In Militia Clashes In Libya Capital
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival militias ...
Rival Militias Clash In Libya Capital
Fierce clashes erupted on Friday between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, seat of the country's UN-backed unity ...
Breeding and Training Ground For Jihadists
Feeding on the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, ...
Attack Turns Spotlight On Libyan Islamists In Manchester
The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan dictator Moamer ...
Father of Manchester Bomb Suspect ‘was In Militant Group’
The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged ties ...
Haftar Forces Bombard Rivals After Libya Airbase Attack
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar have bombed rival forces in retaliation for a deadly attack on an ...
141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...
Libya Death Toll ‘rises To 140’ At Brak El-Shati Airbase
Reports suggest as many as 140 people, including civilians, may have died in an attack on an airbase in Libya. ...
141 Killed In South Libya Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, ...