Jun 24 Nigel Ash

Tensions remain in Bani Walid

By Umar Khan. Bani Walid: the resentment continues  (Photo: George Grant)Tripoli, 24 June 2013:Almost two years after it fell to the revolutionaries,...

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Apr 16 Nigel Ash

Ghariyan militias disarm and "quit"

Ghariyan has become the latest town to see militiamen hand in their weapons and uniforms.The local battalions also passed control of the local prison...

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Apr 6 Michel Cousins

Car crash kills Tarhouna family of six

Tripoli, 6 April 2013 Six members of a family from Tarhouna were killed last night when the vehicle in which they were travelling was involved in...

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Motorised unit beefs up army in Bani Walid
Feb 3 Nigel Ash

Motorised unit beefs up army in Bani Walid

Tripoli, 3 February 2013:The army has reinforced its presence in Bani Walid with the arrival today of a motorised unit of 35  vehicles, to be attached...

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Dec 31 tomlittle

Almadar suspends network services in Bani Walid

Tripoli, 31 December:Almadar telecom company has been forced to stop its services in the Bani Walid area after one of its stations was destroyed, a po...

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Dec 15 tomlittle

Fresh fighting breaks out in Bani Walid

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 15 December:Members of the security forces clashed with armed men in the central Dahra area of Bani Walid today, leaving thre...

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Bani Walid wounded flown to Italy
Nov 22 Michel Cousins

Bani Walid wounded flown to Italy

By Hadi Fornaji.The wounded were flown to Rome following a direct intervention from the Italian foreign minister.Tripoli, 22 November:Twenty-four Liby...

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Bani Walid: complacency from the authorities, resignation from the population
Nov 7 Nigel Ash

Bani Walid: complacency from the authorities, resignation from the population

By Mathieu Galtier.A resident stands in the ruins of his Bani Walid home. (Photo: Mathieu Galtier)Bani Walid, 7 November:The government says that Bani...

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Oct 31 George Grant

SSC Kufra branch deploys personnel to Bani Walid

Tripoli, 31 October:A convoy of ten armed SSC vehicles carrying 35 personnel from the Supreme Security Committee's Kufra branch left the town yesterda...

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Defence minister says army chief has "no control" over Bani Walid
Oct 30 George Grant

Defence minister says army chief has "no control" over Bani Walid

By George Grant.Tripoli, 30 October:The  head of the Libyan armed forces, General Yousef Mangoush, has no control over Bani Walid and civilians are be...

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