Haftar

Two children were killed after a mine planted by the Russian Wagner group near the Libyan capital exploded on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Unity Government. The blast took place in the Ain Zera region, a civilian area where mercenaries had planted improvised explosives before leaving, according to the government's press center for the Burkan al-Ghadab (Vulcano of Rage). The children, identified as Maad and Zaida Aburas, died in the blast, officials said. There are still about 7,000…

Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a strongman in eastern Libya, has been weakened since the summer of 2020 after failing to seize the capital Tripoli, trying to impose another on the Libyan political scene. After his appearance a few days ago, in military fatigue in the midst of his forces, it was in civilian clothes that he turned, on…

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy were in Tripoli to meet their Libyan counterpart on Thursday in a demonstration in support of the war-torn country's newly formed unity government. The joint visit of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Heiko Maas and Italy's Luigi Di Maio comes ten days after the formation of an interim government to lead Libya to the December elections. Oil-rich Libya sank into chaos after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a 2011 NATO uprising,…

In Libya, if the ceasefire signed last October is still generally respected, the warlords continue to collide through intermediate communication. On Thursday, Marshal Khalifa Haftar called on his troops to "expel the Turkish occupiers". Ankara's response was not long in coming. There is no question for Ankara about losing…

Libyan putschist general Khalifa Haftar, who launched an offensive last year to capture the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognized government led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, on Thursday threatened to use force against Turkish troops if Ankara does not stop supporting the legitimate government in the war-torn North African country.

Libyan putschist general Khalifa Haftar, who last year launched an offensive to capture the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognized government for national agreement (GNA) led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, on Thursday threatened to use force against Turkish troops if Ankara did not stop supporting it legitimate government in the war-torn North African country. Haftar's comments came in response to the Turkish parliament's decision to extend an 18-month law allowing the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. Turkish…

The Libyan authorities rejects any try to position Tripoli attackers and defenders on equal phrases, Libyan Protection Minister Salahaddin Namroush stated on Wednesday as variations and disagreements plague the UN-led political course of aimed toward ending the chaos within the oil-rich North African nation. "We assist each dialogue aimed toward lasting peace in Libya and for its folks to get pleasure from safety and security, however on the similar time we reject any try and make the aggressors and…

The Libyan authorities rejects any try to put the Tripoli invaders and defenders on equal phrases, Libyan Protection Minister Salahaddin Namroush mentioned on Wednesday as variations and disagreements plague the UN-led political course of aimed toward ending the chaos within the oil-rich North African nation. "We assist each dialogue aimed toward lasting peace in Libya and for its folks to get pleasure from safety and security, however on the identical time we reject any try and make the aggressors and…

The Libyan army on Saturday said there was a military build-up around the northern province of Sirte and central Jufra as well as southern regions of forces loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar. Abdulhadi Dirah, a spokesman for the Libyan army's Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that a Russian cargo plane landed at Sirte's Qardabiya Air Base on Saturday morning. The army further decided that 23 armored vehicles and two trucks loaded with ammunition were on their way to the…

Putschist General Khalifa Haftar's forces claimed late Monday that they had intercepted a Turkish ship flying a Jamaican flag on its way to the port of Misrata in western Libya. Turkey is the main foreign supporter of the internationally recognized government of the National Accord (GNA) in the West, which has been fighting the Haftar-led East Libyan National Army (LNA) for years. LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari said the commercial cargo ship, the Mabrouka, had a crew of 17, including nine Turkish…