Haftar airstrikes ‘war crimes’: Tripoli gov’t
TRIPOLI, Libya
Tripoli-based authorities on Monday condemned airstrikes carried out by East Libya-based forces that killed at least 16 people, mostly children.
"These actions are tantamount to war crimes," the Interior...
UAE drones strike house in Libya, killing 11
TRIPOLI
Drones operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which backs Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, struck a house in the town of Murzuq, killing nine children and two women.
The incident...
Turkey, Libya not to let 'fait-accompli': Turkish spox
ANKARA
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday said the recently inked memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on the maritime jurisdictions complied with...
Turkey, Libya sign 2 memoranda of understanding
ISTANBUL
Turkey and Libya have signed two memoranda of understandings, the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate announced Wednesday.
"The Security and Military Cooperation" and "Restriction of Marine Jurisdictions" agreements were signed when...
US' Pompeo, UAE FM discuss Russian presence in Libya
WASHINGTON
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Friday with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates to discuss Russian military presence in Libya.
"Secretary...
Egypt: Libyan defendant gets death for 2017 attack
CAIRO
The Egyptian military court sentenced a Libyan defendant to death in a case over a deadly terrorist attack at the Al-Wahat highway in 2017, an army spokesman said on...
US urges Haftar-led forces to end offensive in Libya
ANKARA
The U.S. on Friday called on Libyan National Army forces led by military commander Khalifa Haftar to halt their offensive in the war-torn North African nation.
"Today, the U.S-#Libya Security...
Haftar forces kill child in Libya: UN-recognized gov’t
By Safiye Karabacak
TRIPOLI
The UN-recognized government in Libya on Monday accused forces loyal to east Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar of killing a child and injuring an adult in a rocket...
Libya: Haftar forces attack airport in Tripoli
TRIPOLI
Libya’s Mitiga international airport in Tripoli was hit by an airstrike Sunday.
Mustafa el-Mecei, the spokesman for the Government of National Accord (GNA) Burkan al-Ghadab (Volcano of Rage) military operation,...
200 irregular migrants rescued off Libyan coast
TRIPOLI
Some 200 migrants have been rescued off Libya’s coast in operations conducted by the navy of the country’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), according to a statement on...