11 month agoLibya- GNA Coast Guard in Tripoli received "Ubari", a patrol boat formerly named "ccrrubia" out of Messina, Italy, to join the "Fezzan" (received in October) in patrols, surveillance, maritime policing, and counter-smuggling/trafficking
11 month agoLibya- photos purportedly showing 100,000 Euros caught in bag of person going through Mitiga International Airport (Tripoli) to Istanbul, Turkey
Dozens of migrants have been forced off a cargo vessel by Libyan authorities in the port of Misrata after refusing to disembark over fears of abuses, in a move decried by human rights groups
11 month agoLibya- US Department of the Treasury places sanctions on Salah Badi, leader of al-Samood bde. for attacks in Tripoli in 2014 and 2018
NDjamena used military aircraft in Tibesti, near the Libyan border, before sending in ground troops, leaving an unknown number of civilians dead.
Libya: SCS President al-Mashri says Turkey has been excluded from the "mini-meeting" due to an Egypt's President Sisi request. In the meeting LNA's leader Haftar has requested to be officially appointed as chief of the Libyan army.
Pentagon: U.S. pulling roughly 700 troops from Africa, ~10% of its forces, as military shifts focus to Russia and China and away from terrorism. American forces will remain in Somalia, Djibouti and Libya: statement
Tripoli - 7th Brigade troops reportedly withdraw from the vicinity of Tripoli airport to their former positions.
Libya: LNA spokesperson says the militia has "solid information" that terrorist from Syria will be moved to Sudan and then Libya.
11 month agoLNA Spox: Turkey and Qatar came to Palermo to protect the interests of the terrorist groups which they are supporting in Libya.
Libya's PM Fayez al-Sarraj tells the BBC that Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester bomber, could be extradited to the U.K. before the end of the year.
11 month agoLibya: Russia confirms it has been in regular contact with Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi
11 month agoLibya: the Palermo meeting ends with a joint press conference by the Italy an PM Conte and the UN enovy Salamé.
Italian PM criticizes Turkey's withdrawal from Palermo meetings
Libya: Turkey's VP Oktay says Turkish delegation has been withdrawn from Palermo due to the "informal meeting" held this morning WITHOUT the Turkish envoys, adds Turkey is deeply disappointed, Libya needs less foreign intervention.
Turkey withdraw its delegation from the Libya peace confrence.
Libyan National Army commander Haftar departed Palermo for Benghazi
11 month agoLibya: family photo for the world leaders and envoys attending the conference on Libya, in Palermo, Italy.
11 month agoLibya: Italy an PM Conte, Libyan President Serraj and LNA's leader Haftar shake hands, all together.
11 month agoLibya: Italy an PM Conte welcomes LNA's leader Khalifa Haftar in Palermo.
Marshal Khalifa Hafer leaves Benghazi on his way to Palermo to participate in the conference on the Libyan crisis
11 month agoLibya: Italy an PM Conte has arrived in Palermo to attend the conference on Libya.
11 month agoUnpromising start for Italy's Palermo conference on Libya which kicked off earlier today, due to Khalifa Hifter's boycott and to France, the US and Germany's ministerial rather than presidential representation contrary to what was previously suggested by the Italian press.
Libya: Egypt's President Sisi will land in Palermo today to attend the conference. Worth to remind Egypt is a key backer of Haftar's LNA.
Italy's PM is just arrived in Benghazi this afternoon to meet with Haftar in an attempt to convince him to attend the Palermo Conference after Haftar's decision to boycott the conference.
11 month agoYevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin was also present in the Moscow visit of General Haftar .
11 month agoRIA and TASS: Evgeny Prigozhin organized catering for Haftar meetings in Moscow
11 month agoLibya- LAF MiG-23 out of Labraq Airbase following first training flight after reportedly being out of service for 31 years, brought from Jufra Airbase and refitted from parts cannibalized from other aircraft
Libya should start the process to hold an election in spring 2019 after a national conference to discuss the country's conflict, the UN Libya envoy said on Thursday.
11 month agoVideo: Khalifa Haftar visits Moscow ahead of the Palermo Conference on Libya
