Mar 8 thomwestcott

Air Force refuses to bomb oil tanker

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 8 March 2014:Members of the Libyan Air Force have apparently refused to obey orders to bomb an oil tanker that has been loadi...

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Protests cause severe disruption at Benina Airport
Mar 1 thomwestcott

Protests cause severe disruption at Benina Airport

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 1 March 2014:Several groups of protestors with different demands caused severe disruption at Benghazi’...

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Mar 1 Michel Cousins

Senior Air Force officer killed in Benghazi

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi, 1 March 2014:An air force wing commander has become the latest military official to be murdered in Benghazi. Wanis Mas...

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Feb 20 thomwestcott

Italy joins search for missing Air Force helicopter

Tripoli, 20 February 2014:Italian aircraft yesterday joined in the search for evidence of an Air Force helicopter that went missing shortly after taki...

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Feb 19 thomwestcott

Elections to be secured by 52,000 police and military

Tripoli, 19 February 2014:Security for tomorrow’s elections is set to be high, with the Ministry of Interior announcing that 40,000 security personnel...

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Feb 18 Callum Paton

Relatives of men lost with Air Force helicopter lift blockade of Benina Airport

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 18 February 2014:The families of five Air Force officers who went missing six days ago when radio communications were lost...

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Feb 16 thomwestcott

Wreckage from lost Air Force helicopter found

Tripoli, 16 February 2014:Wreckage from an Air Force helicopter which went missing on Wednesday morning minutes after taking off from Essider has been...

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Feb 15 thomwestcott

Search still on for missing Air Force helicopter

Tripoli, 15 February 2014:The search is still on for an Air Force helicopter that went missing on Wednesday morning near Sidra.Military aircraft have...

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Feb 13 thomwestcott

Air Force helicopter missing after losing radio contact

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 February 2014:An Air Force helicopter, reportedly an MI-16, went missing near the eastern town of Sidra yesterday mo...

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Jan 25 thomwestcott

Sebha quiet as army forces take control

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 25 January 2014:As Libyan Army forces take control of the southern town of Sebha, the situation in the town today is quiet.“Alt...

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