Mar 30 thomwestcott

Illegal militias thrown out of Tripoli buildings

Tripoli, 30 April 2013:Libyan joint security forces have now cleared 36 buildings in Tripoli that were being used as headquarters by illegal battalion...

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Feb 27 thomwestcott

Battalion chief survives assassination attempt

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 February 2013:The commander of the 15th Battalion, Jala al-Regi, survived an assassination attempt this evening in Tripol...

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Ministers of Interior and Defence set out their plans for Libya
Dec 17 George Grant

Ministers of Interior and Defence set out their plans for Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh. London, 17 December: Since the end of last year’s revolution, security concerns in Libya have been greatly exacerbated by the fai...

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Tawerghans make desperate appeal to Libyan leaders as more families evicted
Dec 4 Nihal Zaroug

Tawerghans make desperate appeal to Libyan leaders as more families evicted

By Nihal Zaroug. The Tawergha camp outside Benghazi, home to some 2,600 refugees. (Photo: George Grant)Tripoli, 4 December:Tawerghan refugees have iss...

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Timely ICG report warns militias must be curbed
Sep 14 Nigel Ash

Timely ICG report warns militias must be curbed

Tripoli, 14 September:In its latest report on Libya, the International Crisis Group warns that although the country is recovering faster than many exp...

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Hospital rage in Benghazi
Aug 4 Michel Cousins

Hospital rage in Benghazi

Benghazi, 4 August:Benghazi experienced another incident of hospital rage when a would-be patient and his friends were told the facility he wanted was...

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Nov 27 Michel Cousins

Angry Libyans block aircraft from taking off

TRIPOLI, Nov 26, 2011 (AFP) -Dozens of Libyans demanding justice after deadly unrest in the late Moamer Kadhafi's ex-bastion of Bani Walid on Saturday...

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