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Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) on Sunday claimed it shot down a Turkish drone at an airport near…
Libyan National Army hires firm to forge closer ties with US
Middle East
May 22, 2019
Libyan National Army hires firm to forge closer ties with US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan general who has gained control of the city of Benghazi and is believed to have…
Hafter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Hafter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe…
Libyan coast guard rescues nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
May 1, 2019
Libyan coast guard rescues nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 96 Europe-bound migrants off the Mediterranean coast. Spokesman Ayoub Gassim…
Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
The overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 plunged Libya in a conflict between rival militias. What…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
(CNN)–Tripoli’s only working airport was targeted in an airstrike on Monday, as forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar…
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on…