Fighting continues in Tripoli - hotel hit, guests evacuated to basement
Nov 7 thomwestcott

Fighting continues in Tripoli - hotel hit, guests evacuated to basement

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 7 November 2013:Clashes involving heavy weaponry continue in central Tripoli tonight. The Mahari Radisson Blu Hotel has been...

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Nov 6 Nigel Ash

Government renews threats over illegal oil exports

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 6 November 2013: In the face of what it is says is renewed moves for the unauthorised export of Libyan oil, the governm...

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Military considers $700 million Chinook helicopter deal
Sep 27 Nigel Ash

Military considers $700 million Chinook helicopter deal

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 27 September 2013:The Libyan armed forces are reportedly seeking to buy 22 twin rotor Chinook heavy lift helicopters from US...

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Sep 9 thomwestcott

Two soldiers killed in armed ambush near Sirte

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 9 September 2013:Two soldiers were killed and another injured when the military vehicle they were travelling in was ambushe...

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Aug 28 Michel Cousins

Army training in Europe announced by General Staff

By Ahmed Elumami,Tripoli, 28 August 2013:The Presidency of General Staff has announced that it will send hundreds of soldiers for training abroad as p...

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Aug 23 Michel Cousins

Abu Sahmain forbids outside allegiances for armed forces

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 23 August 2013:The President of Congress, Nuri Abu Sahmain, in his new capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan armed for...

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Jul 10 thomwestcott

Libyan soldiers to be trained in UK

Tripoli, 10 July 2013:The UK will host 2,000 Libyan personnel on ten-week training courses later this year, to boost the professionalism of the milita...

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Jul 2 thomwestcott

Rumour of UK troop deployment quashed

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 2 July 2013:The British government has strenuously denied claims made by a UK newspaper that hundreds of soldiers are to be d...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

GNC to debate Mangoush

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 6 May 2013:Libya's General National Congress (GNC) is going to discuss tomorrow, Tuesday, in its regular sitting, the positi...

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Benghazi's “Friday Libya for All” demonstration
Apr 19 Nigel Ash

Benghazi's “Friday Libya for All” demonstration

By Ayman Amzain.Benghazi, 19 April 2013:Some 700 people joined a demonstration in Benghazi today, calling for unity, transitional justice and national...

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