Sirte’s Ouagadougou Centre and Ibn Sina Hospital reported liberated by Bunyan Marsous troops but Libyan air force jet lost; Serraj says no foreign ground forces needed
Aug 10 Michel Cousins

Sirte’s Ouagadougou Centre and Ibn Sina Hospital reported liberated by Bunyan Marsous troops but Libyan air force jet lost; Serraj says no foreign ground forces needed

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 10 August 2016:The Bunyan Marsous Operations Room says it has taken control of the key Ouagadougou Centre in Sirte,...

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Bunyan Marsous forces make progress in Sirte against IS – with US air support
Aug 9 Michel Cousins

Bunyan Marsous forces make progress in Sirte against IS – with US air support

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 8 August 2016:The Misratan-led Bunyan Marsous operation against the so-called Islamic State (IS) says the Ouagadougou Cent...

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"Final assault" due on IS in Sirte
Aug 7 Nigel Ash

"Final assault" due on IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 7 August 2016:There are reported to have been four further US airstrikes on IS positions in Sirte today though the...

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US releases video footage of airstrikes against IS in Sirte
Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

US releases video footage of airstrikes against IS in Sirte

By Sami Zaptia. The US Africa Command releases video footage of its air strikes against IS in Sirte (Photo: US Africa Command).London, 6 August 2016:T...

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RADA responds to Ghariani attacks, claims links between Benghazi revolutionaries and IS
Aug 4 Michel Cousins

RADA responds to Ghariani attacks, claims links between Benghazi revolutionaries and IS

By Moutaz Mathi.Tripoli, 4 August 2016:Clearly angered by claims by Dar Al-Ifta head Sadek Al-Ghariani that it is involved in an arbitrary crackdown o...

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Opposition to US raids bring unusual Ghariani and Hafter alignment
Aug 4 Michel Cousins

Opposition to US raids bring unusual Ghariani and Hafter alignment

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 4 August 2016:In a rare demonstration of similar thinking, arch enemies Sadek Al-Ghariani and Khalifa Hafter have both com...

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US confirms Sirte airstrikes against IS at GNA’s request
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

US confirms Sirte airstrikes against IS at GNA’s request

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 August 2016:The United States today confirmed that it had carried out strikes against IS in the city of Sirte at the request...

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Saiqa take second Gwarsha checkpoint from IS
Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Saiqa take second Gwarsha checkpoint from IS

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 1 August 2016:The Libyan National Army’s Saiqa Special Forces say they have taken the western, main entrance to Ben...

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IS claims suicide bombing in Benghazi
Jul 30 Michel Cousins

IS claims suicide bombing in Benghazi

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 30 July 2016:A suicide car bomb attack which yesterday killed two members of the Libyan National Army in Benghazi’s Gwarsh...

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Misratans pull in reinforcements from the south
Jul 25 Nigel Ash

Misratans pull in reinforcements from the south

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi and Tripoli, 25 July 2016:Misratan-led Bunyan Marsous forces today overran the Sirte Clinic and the security HQ as...

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