The Obama administration is struggling to find the right mix of military and diplomatic moves to stop the Islamic State in Libya, where the extremist group has taken advantage of Continue Reading
A 9-foot-high wall built of fabric, sand and steel that can withstand a car bomb surrounds this seaside oil-and-gas complex, a barrier against militant attacks that many in Libya hope Continue Reading
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said at a meeting here of the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State that the group must step up its efforts and prevent Continue Reading
The Pentagon is ramping up intelligence-gathering in Libya as the Obama administration draws up plans to open a third front in the war against the Islamic State. This significant escalation Continue Reading
The US is considering a new campaign of military action in Libya against Isis, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, amid worries that the jihadist group could seize control of a Continue Reading
Libya’s rival political factions must quickly form a unity government to stop the country with Africa’s largest oil reserves from collapsing into a “failed state,” National Oil Corp. Chairman Mustafa Continue Reading
Libya has forgone more than $68bn in potential oil revenues since 2013 amid a power struggle between rival factions that has brought the energy industry to a near standstill and Continue Reading
Militants in Libya attacked and damaged oil-storage tanks near the Ras Lanuf port terminal, inflicting an “environmental catastrophe” that will hamper the country’s crude exports, according to state-run National Oil Continue Reading
Four storage tanks at Libya’s Ras Lanuf terminal have been set ablaze following an attack by “Islamic State” (“IS”) militants. Libya’s National Oil Corporation said the situation was “catastrophic for Continue Reading
Rival Libyan factions announced a unity government at talks backed by the United Nations, taking a tentative step to ease turmoil that has swept the country since a 2011 uprising Continue Reading
