Nov 24 Sami Zaptia

AFRICOM airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte reach 420 since 1st August

By Sami Zaptia.The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that it had conducted its 420th airstrike against ISIS in Sirte (Logo: AFRICOM).London, 24...

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Nov 22 Michel Cousins

Woman arrested in Jufra "not Belmokhtar's wife" say officials

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 22 November 2016:Reports that one of two Tunisian women arrested near the Cyrenaican town of Mechili on Sunday was the...

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AQIM commander "not killed" in south Libya air raid
Nov 15 Michel Cousins

AQIM commander "not killed" in south Libya air raid

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 15 November 2016:Reports that one of the top commanders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdulrahman Talha,...

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Trump will make IS in Libya a priority says security adviser
Nov 12 Nigel Ash

Trump will make IS in Libya a priority says security adviser

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 12 November 2016:A senior security adviser to Donald Trump has said that the president-elect is going to make the d...

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Suicide bomber thwarted in Benghazi
Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Suicide bomber thwarted in Benghazi

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 4 November 2016:A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead today by soldiers in Benghazi before he was able to detonat...

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More BM dead and wounded as the Sirte terrorist battle goes on
Oct 20 Nigel Ash

More BM dead and wounded as the Sirte terrorist battle goes on

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 20 October 2016:Four more Bunyan Marsous fighters died today and 30 were injured as the advance against IS in Sirte...

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Major increase in US anti-IS airstrikes as BM forces go for the kill
Oct 18 Nigel Ash

Major increase in US anti-IS airstrikes as BM forces go for the kill

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 18 October 2016:There has been a marked ramp in air strikes on Sirte. In just three days US aircraft have struck 96...

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Bunyan Marsous forces in Sirte split last IS enclave
Oct 8 Nigel Ash

Bunyan Marsous forces in Sirte split last IS enclave

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 8 October 2016;In renewed fighting today Bunyan Marsous commanders say they forces have succeeded in splitting the...

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France denies supporting Hafter but says he should be in a wider Libyan government
Oct 4 Michel Cousins

France denies supporting Hafter but says he should be in a wider Libyan government

By Michel Cousins.Tunis, 4 October 2016:France want the Presidency Council and the Government of National accord led by Faiez Serraj to succeed but it...

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Sirte battle pauses as IS feared in rear areas
Sep 11 Nigel Ash

Sirte battle pauses as IS feared in rear areas

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 11 September 2016:The beard shavings and discarded IS costumes discovered in recent weeks by triumphant Bunyan Mars...

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