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Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre
Middle East
July 3, 2019
Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre
Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed…
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…
Libya PM Serraj will not sit down with rival Haftar to end war
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Libya PM Serraj will not sit down with rival Haftar to end war
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj said on Sunday he was not prepared to sit down…
Eastern Libyan forces attack Tripoli airport for second night
Middle East
June 7, 2019
Eastern Libyan forces attack Tripoli airport for second night
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday conducted an air strike for a second night on the military section…
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the…
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were…
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…
Tripoli urges Trump to stop Haftar’s backers meddling in Libya
Middle East
May 11, 2019
Tripoli urges Trump to stop Haftar’s backers meddling in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government denounced its foe Khalifa Haftar as an “aspiring military dictator” on Friday and…
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eight soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on a training camp belonging to the…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…