Mapping of 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012 published
Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

Mapping of 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012 published

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 January 2021:NGO Airwars has yesterday released comprehensive mapping of more than 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya...

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Jun 28 Sami Zaptia

US resumes discussions with west and east Libya on militia demobilization

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 June 2020:The US State Department reported Friday that it had held discussions last Wednesday with Libya’s internationally r...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

No let-up in Tripoli fighting as death and wounded toll rises ignoring UNSMIL call for temporary Ramadan humanitarian ceasefire

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 May 2019:Hostilities have continued in the Tripoli fighting along the established frontlines on the outskirts of the capital,...

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Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Two alleged terrorists killed in Derna

By Sami Zaptia.The LNA has reported the killing of two "terrorists" in Derna yesterday (Photo: LNA).London, 22 January 2019:The Khalifa Hafter Al Kara...

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May 23 Sami Zaptia

UN condemns yesterday's ISIS terror attack on LNA checkpoint

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 May 2018:The UN has condemned yesterday’s ISIS terror attack on the LNA’s ‘‘checkpoint 60’’ south of Ajdabiya. Two LNA soldi...

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Apr 25 Sami Zaptia

Hafter to return to Libya tomorrow: LNA source

By Sami Zaptia.An LNA and a diplomatic source in Cairo have told Libya Herald that Khalifa Hafter will be returning to Libya tomorrow (Photo: Jean Afr...

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Mar 9 Sami Zaptia

ISIL exploiting divisions and smuggling networks: UN Libya Experts Panel report

By Sami Zaptia:The UN Libya Experts Panel report.London, 9 March 2018: Under the section entitled ‘‘On acting for or on behalf of or at the direction...

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Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

UN Libya Experts report says Libyan political solution out of reach in near future

By Sami Zaptia:The UN Libya Experts Panel.London, 8 March 2018: In the summary to the UN Libya Experts Panel (the Panel) report which covers the perio...

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Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

LNA’s Special Forces announce end of military operations in Benghazi’s Sidi Khrebiesh area

By Sami Zaptia.LNA troops move through Sidi Akribesh (Archived photo: supplied)London, 29 December 2017:The LNA’s Special Forces Operations Room annou...

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Oct 2 Nigel Ash

UNSMIL counts September's civilian dead and wounded

By Libya Herald reporters. A grieving woman in a Tripoli cemetery (Photo: Benjamin Lowy)Tunis, 2 October 2017:Two children were among the dozen civili...

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