Nov 25 thomwestcott

Benghazi declares three-day general strike

By Libya Herald Staff.Benghazi and Tripoli, 25 November 2013:A three-day general strike has been called in Benghazi following this morning’s clashes b...

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Libya raises profile at Dubai Air Show
Nov 22 thomwestcott

Libya raises profile at Dubai Air Show

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 22 November 2013:Senior Libyan military personnel have been raising the profile of the Libyan Air Force at this year’s Dubai...

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Nov 10 thomwestcott

Benghazi Air Force Colonel averts suspected kidnapping attempt

Tripoli, 10 November 2013:An Air Force Colonel who played a leading role in the uprising against Qaddafi thwarted a suspected attempt to kidnap him on...

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Air Force Colonel assassinated in Benghazi
Oct 6 thomwestcott

Air Force Colonel assassinated in Benghazi

By Ahmed Elumami.Colonel Abdullah Ahmed Zayad Al-Barrasi was shot in his car as he drove to work this morningBenghazi, 6 October 2013:Colonel Abdullah...

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Jul 22 thomwestcott

Retired colonel assassinated in Derna

Tripoli, 22 July 2013:A retired colonel has been shot in Derna, the latest in a string of assassinations targeting military personnel in the east of t...

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Jul 16 thomwestcott

Air Force Search and Rescue head assassinated in Derna

Tripoli, 16 July 2013:The Commander of the Search and Rescue division of the Libyan Air Force, Colonel Fathi El-Emami was assassinated last night in t...

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Two dead in Air Force graduation tragedy
Jul 4 thomwestcott

Two dead in Air Force graduation tragedy

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 4 July 2013:An air show, part of a ceremony to celebrate the graduation of pilots at Benghazi’s Air Force base, today went tr...

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Friday rallies called throughout the country in support of Libya’s transition.
Apr 16 Nihal Zaroug

Friday rallies called throughout the country in support of Libya’s transition.

Friday for a United Libya .A nation-wide appeal to stand for a united Libya has been launched  by a group of independent activists and others from civ...

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Ajdabiya remembers lost helicopter crew
Apr 10 thomwestcott

Ajdabiya remembers lost helicopter crew

The MI35 Hind helicopter fly-by attracted cheers and peace signs (Photo: Libya Herald)Tripoli, 10 April 2013:In April 2011, at the height of bitter f...

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Apr 6 Michel Cousins

Fuel smugglers attacked and killed: report

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 6 April, 2013:The air force attacked a convoy of fuel smugglers operating near Ghadames on the border with Tunisia and...

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