Saiqa take second Gwarsha checkpoint from IS
Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Saiqa take second Gwarsha checkpoint from IS

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 1 August 2016:The Libyan National Army’s Saiqa Special Forces say they have taken the western, main entrance to Ben...

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Jul 1 Michel Cousins

LNA claims full control of Ganfuda and mopping up pockets of resistance in Gwarsha

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 1 July, 2016:The Libya National Army (LNA) says that it has now taken complete control of the south Benghazi district of Gan...

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Jun 27 Michel Cousins

LNA continues advances in south Benghazi despite counter claims from militants

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 27 June 2016:Libyan National Army (LNA) MiG fighters continued to target sites in the south Benghazi districts of Gwarsha an...

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Militants shell Benghazi as army still fights to seize Gwarsha
May 25 Nigel Ash

Militants shell Benghazi as army still fights to seize Gwarsha

Maha Sulaiman. Graduation postponed after shell hits Medical University (File photo)Benghazi, 25 May 2016:One of four shells fired from militant posit...

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Benghazi shell kills three at busy junction
May 19 Nigel Ash

Benghazi shell kills three at busy junction

By Maha Sulaiman.Benghazi,  19 May 2016:Three civilians were killed and nine wounded, three of them critically, when a rocket or mortar smashed into a...

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May 7 Michel Cousins

Benina airport reopening not true says director

By Aimen Amzein. Benina Airport in Benghazi (Photo: Social media)Benghazi, 27 May 2016:Widespread reports on social media that Benghazi’s Benina Airpo...

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May 2 Nigel Ash

Three children die in Gwarsha explosion: Update

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 2 May 2016:Three children, not four as earlier reported, died in an mine explosion in Benghazi’s Gwarsha district...

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Apr 21 Michel Cousins

Kobler calls for protection for Benghazi civilians

By Libya Herald reporter. UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler (Photo: UN)Tunis, 21 April 2016:UN Special Envoy Martin Kobler has called on both sides in the fi...

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Army takes Benghazi University campus but not Huwari cement plant
Apr 17 Nigel Ash

Army takes Benghazi University campus but not Huwari cement plant

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 17 April 2016:The army said today that it had ousted all IS and Ansar Al-Sharia fighters from Benghazi university’...

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Benghazi air strikes tonight while a further mass grave is found
Mar 10 Nigel Ash

Benghazi air strikes tonight while a further mass grave is found

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 10 March 2016:While war planes tonight bombed remaining insurgent positions in Benghazi, the search is on for further mass g...

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