Apr 22 Michel Cousins

Mangoush sacking will not succeed say senior Congressmen

Tripoli, 22 April 2013:A move to have Major-General Yousef Mangoush dismissed as Chief of Staff will not succeed say senior members of Congress.It was...

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Tripoli conference produces Sebha peace deal
Apr 20 Michel Cousins

Tripoli conference produces Sebha peace deal

By Farah Waleed.Tripoli 20 April 2013:Rival groups who have been the cause of continuing instability in Sebha and elsewhere on the south of the countr...

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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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Army chief orders urgent probe into military helicopter's Benghazi leafleting
Apr 16 Nigel Ash

Army chief orders urgent probe into military helicopter's Benghazi leafleting

The Libyan Chief of Staff Major-General Yousef Mangoush has ordered an urgent investigation into how a military helicopter was used to shower leaflets...

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All prisons must be under Ministry of Justice control
Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

All prisons must be under Ministry of Justice control

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 31 March 2013:Regarding the attack on the Ministry of Justice by militias this morning, both the Minister of Justice and Prime...

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Mar 25 Michel Cousins

Government reports steady security progress to GNC

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 25 March 2013:Answering questions yesterday, Sunday, at the GNC, Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail stated that the security sit...

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Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias
Mar 19 Nihal Zaroug

Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias

Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail and Chief of the Armed Forces Yousef Mangoush, meet in Tripoli on Sunday, 17 March, to visit t...

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Army secures Mellitah complex; some production still stopped
Mar 4 Nigel Ash

Army secures Mellitah complex; some production still stopped

Tripoli, 4 March 2013:The army was today scheduled to take over security control at the Mellitah oil and gas complex, scene of  two days of deadly fig...

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Feb 27 Michel Cousins

Congress to debate Mangoush on Sunday: report

Major-General Yousuf MangoushTripoli, 27 February, 2103.It is reported that Congress is to debate a recommendation from its Defence Committee to dismi...

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Feb 20 Michel Cousins

Libya and US discuss Air Force support

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 20 February 2013:Libya and the US are looking the possibility of American technical support for the Libyan Air Force. Accord...

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