Military checkpoint attacked in southern Libya
A well-informed source in southern Libya has confirmed that the self-proclaimed Southern Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) has attacked the Arandega...
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Zawiya: militias, fragmentation and civil insecurity
According to Maghrebi Week on 1 June, the situation in Zawiya has become one of the clearest examples of Libya’s...
Libya’s militia abuses appears before the ICC
The International Criminal Court will hold a confirmation of charges hearing from May 19th to May 21st for the former...
Militia force settle security deal with Libyan government
The militia force Special Deterrence Forces have agreed a security deal with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) as...
Hassan Al Mustafa: Arms extend beyond security and politics
Restricting armament to the state constitutes the central challenge of the Arab world. It is not merely a security and...
Libya: interest in abducted MP’s case renewed by leaked images
Libyan MP and prominent women's rights activist Siham Sergiwa was abducted from her home in Benghazi on July 17th, 2019,...
Libya: Egyptian FM calls for foreign troops to withdraw
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has demanded the urgent need for all foreign forces to withdraw from Libya and...
Libya: armed group clash kills notorious paramilitary leader
Early in the morning on July 28th, an altercation broke out between two families in Libya, killing the notorious leader...
Libya labelled too dangerous for citizens to visit by the U.S
The U.S State Department on July 16th issued the highest-level travel advisory for Libya, which warns all American citizens away...
UK convoy attacked in Tripoli, threatening diplomacy with Libya
A UK diplomatic convoy was attacked in the capital city of Tripoli in Libya on June 26th, an attack which...
Libya: Tripoli mayors reject armed militias and call for unity
The mayors and local representatives of municipalities in Greater Tripoli have recorded a statement in which they firmly reject the...
Rights group blame eastern Libyan government for election delay
The non-governmental human rights group Libyan Crime Watch has accused Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army, and the...
Libya refuses to extradite senior militia commander to the ICC
The western Libyan government based in Tripoli has announced on July 13th that it is rejecting the International Criminal Court’s...
Libya cracks down on armed militia with arrest warrants
On July 9th, Libya’s Attorney General issued arrest warrants for 172 members of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), a powerful...
Libyan National Army arrive at southern border to tackle Chad
On July 8th, the Libyan National Army’s War Information Division released a statement confirming that elite units had arrived at...
