Dec 30 Michel Cousins

Buwanis residents protest at escalating threats threat of military violence, call for Misrata’s Third Force to leave

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 30 December 2016:Representatives from civil society organisations and local elders from Al-Buwanis municipality near...

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BM forces hunt IS encampments near Bani Walid
Dec 29 Nigel Ash

BM forces hunt IS encampments near Bani Walid

By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 29 December 2016: There is growing concern that terrorists from Sirte are regrouping in the hills near Bani Wali...

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Italy’s military head visits Italian field hospital in Misrata
Dec 28 Michel Cousins

Italy’s military head visits Italian field hospital in Misrata

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 28 December 2016:The Chief of Defence Staff of the Italian Armed Forces, General Claudio Graziano, visited the Italian...

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Dec 24 Nigel Ash

Fears for IS women and children jailed in Misrata

By Libya Herald reporters. The fearful faces of defeat. Women with children flee over the rubble (Photo:Walid Zrmoum) Tripoli, 24 December 2016: Con...

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Dec 21 Sami Zaptia

AFRICOM announces end of its military operations in Sirte

By Sami Zaptia. The US Africa Command (Africom) has announced it has ended its military operations in Sirte (Africom).London, 21 December 2016: The US...

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Brussels lauds Bunyan Marsous victory over IS in Sirte
Dec 19 Nigel Ash

Brussels lauds Bunyan Marsous victory over IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 19 December 2016:Since Faiez Serraj’s formal announcement that the battle for Sirte was over, the international co...

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Sirte military governor named 48 hours after mayor chosen
Dec 14 Nigel Ash

Sirte military governor named 48 hours after mayor chosen

By Libya Herald reporters. Tunis, 14 December 2016:The Bunyan Marsous operation has named a military governor for Sirte in what is being taken as a re...

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Dec 11 Michel Cousins

Sirte starts long haul back to normality; bank reopens

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 11 December 2016:After being closed for a year and thee months, the Gasr Abu Hadi branch of the Jumhuriya Bank, near...

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After victory, the clear-up in Sirte
Dec 8 Nigel Ash

After victory, the clear-up in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis and Tripoli, 8 December 2016:After Tuesday’s euphoric victory celebrations, those Bunyan Marsous fighters who are not...

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After 4,000 dead and wounded Bunyan Marsous finally beats IS in Sirte
Dec 5 Nigel Ash

After 4,000 dead and wounded Bunyan Marsous finally beats IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli and Tunis, 15 December 2016:It has taken eight months, the lives of at least 712 Bunyan Marsous fighters (three of t...

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