Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid advance preceded by airstrikes. Holding Continue Reading
The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a Continue Reading
The self-styled Libyan National Army is fighting an insurgency against the UN-backed Government of National Accord Rebel forces in Libya say they have taken control of the coastal city of Continue Reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said troops have begun moving into Libya after parliament approved the move last week. He said their mission was to ensure stability for the UN-backed Government Continue Reading
At least 30 people were killed and 33 others wounded in an attack on a military academy in the Libyan capital late on Saturday, the health ministry of the Tripoli-based Continue Reading
Turkey’s parliament has authorized the government to dispatch troops to Libya, highlighting Ankara’s increasingly assertive policy in the Mediterranean region. A resolution approved during an emergency parliamentary session on Thursday gives Continue Reading
Donald Trump warned his Turkish counterpart that “foreign interference is complicating the situation in Libya”, after Ankara voted to send troops to the oil-rich North African state. Mr Trump spoke to Continue Reading
The fortunes of Libya’s oil industry hinge on how the battle for Tripoli ends as the protracted conflict between the Libyan National Army and the UN-backed Government of National Accord Continue Reading
Highlights Storage warehouse hit by Libyan National Army Oil facilities in western Libya at risk from escalation London — Libya’s oil infrastructure has once again found itself in the crosshairs Continue Reading
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the Continue Reading
