1 year agoQuite morning in Tripoli after intense clashes last night at the airport road. Reports that Salah Badi Forces and the 7th brigade have been pushed back. A prisoners exchange also took place at Mitiga Airport + compensation deal between Tajoura and Rada Forces. Libya
Reports suggest Salah Badi has been defeated in Naqlyia camp after failing to mobilize support from Misrata. Naqlyia camp is under control of Tripoli's armed groups. If this is confirmed/sustained, then the ceasefire agreement with 7th brigade stands a chance. Libya
Libya's coast guard rescues 235 migrants off western coast
France demands sanctions against those involved in the political process in Libya
1 year agoLibya- al-Samood Brigades publish video purportedly showing arrival of reinforcements and supply from Misrata to support battles in Tripoli (column of 30 vehicles shown in the video)
After nearly a month of Tripoli militia fighting and 115 dead, UN Libya mission to recommend to UN Security Council war crimes prosecutions + sanctions against some leaders. Leaders not yet named.
1 year agoLibya- al-Samood Brigades claim that weapons, ammunition and fighters are transported from al-Watiyah Airbase to Mitiga Airport to support Tripoli militias, with approximately 4 daily helicopter flights
1 year agoAn Infograph that puts war in Tripoli into perspective: over the last 30 days 106 people died, 153 light injuries, 365 medium to serious injuries, 149 evacuated families, 264 rescued families and 80 missing persons.
1 year agoEU supports UN-backed Libya government (Tripoli) proposed security reforms, to replace militias with state forces. (Currently there are no sizeable government-controlled forces in Tripoli but govt. proposes creating them).
1 year ago9 dead and 18 injured toll of clashes Saturday in Tripoli
1 year agoFour rockets fell on Mitiga in Tripoli last night, one on the airport and three on the surrounding area causing damage to the people's properties
UNSMIL holds meeting for ceasefire committee, diplomats as violence rocks Tripoli
1 year agoLibya Situation in Tripoli: heavy clashes between Special Deterrence Force (SDF) and militias.
1 year agoAmbulance and emergency: recovered 9 dead and 13 wounded in clashes in Tripoli Libya
Indiscriminate civilian shelling continues as Tripoli militias continue to break ceasefire with impunity
Spokesman of Rescue and Emergency Service: "today's clashes in Southern area of Tripoli, 9 killed (2 civilians) and 13 wounded (4 civilians).
Sound of heavy artillery fire echoes in Tripoli as fighting rages in the southern part of the city
Libya: Powerful explosions rock Ain Zara and Wadi al-Rabie in Tripoli
Renewed clashes south of the Libyan capital Tripoli
Renewed clashes between the al-Samoud Brigade and the Abu Salim Tank Support Battalion in southern Tripoli near the airport road
Libya official: Ceasefire should not have been brokered by UN mission, and UN-backed gov "only supported militias to control Tripoli with some close individuals receiving favours from the government"
New clashes flared between rival militias south of Libya's capital Tripoli, causing widespread power outages
2 year agoIn east Libya, pictures of a Al Saiqa unit including, Mahmoud al-Warfalli, raiding in houses in Qawarisha district, Benghazi.
Haftar: There is no immunity for those who target the security of the Libyan people
2 year agoIn east Libya, Hiftar issues a statement ordering the closure of Tobruk port for international ships and redirecting them to Benghazi.
Libya Misrata - 13 suspected IS members arrested
2 year agoAfter Sabratha Municipal Council requests reconstruction support, PC establishes a committee to assess the damage to the city.
In Libya, Operation Room units in Sabratha are carrying out raids in houses, buildings, supposedly hiding Dabbashi allies in the city.
2 year agoLibya. Weapons seized from ISIS in Misrata including MILAN ATGMs, SA-7 MANPADS, PF-89 rockets
2 year agoLibya- photos purportedly showing truckloads of weaponsandammo crates retrieved during raid on ISIS locale in Misrata
