Tag: Military history of Libya

The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks and ...

France is hosting a rare meeting on Tuesday between Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and military strongman Khalifa Haftar ...

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds French-brokered talks Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the rival military commander who controls the ...

Under a blazing sun at a military centre in western Libya, dozens of young recruits learn to march in formation, ...

Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army declared victory in ...

Forced from his neighbourhood in Libya's Benghazi three years ago, Said al-Mabruk is looking forward to going back after jihadist ...

The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city after years ...

The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city after years ...

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of second city Benghazi, which was overrun by jihadists ...

The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on jihadist ...

Forces led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday seized control of the Tamenhant airbase in the south of ...

An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...

Libya's foreign minister said Tuesday a rival general must accept civilian rule in order to play a role in the ...

Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their last two ...

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government and a rival military commander said Wednesday they have agreed to work to ...

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government on Tuesday held a rare meeting with a military strongman who supports a ...

A Libyan air force pilot was killed Wednesday as his fighter jet crashed in the east of the country after ...

Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest of ...

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. ...

Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed government stormed ...