Nephew of Muslim Brotherhood's Ali Salabi killed in Benghazi fighting
Jan 15 Nigel Ash

Nephew of Muslim Brotherhood's Ali Salabi killed in Benghazi fighting

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 15 January 2017:The nephew of Ali Salabi, the man considered to be the ideological brains of the Muslim Brotherhood...

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Ansar Al-Sharia leader Mohammed Al-Zahawi almost certainly dead
Oct 22 Callum Paton

Ansar Al-Sharia leader Mohammed Al-Zahawi almost certainly dead

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi, 22 October 2014:There is now increasing certainty that Mohammed Al-Zahawi, the leader of Ansar Al-Sharia in Libya, has...

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Oct 18 Sami Zaptia

Terror groups Daesh (IS) and Boko Haram are present in Libya: PM Thinni

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 18 October 2014:Asked if the terrorist group Daesh (IS/ISIL) had a presence in Libya, Prime Minister Thinni answered with an e...

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Interview with Hafter:  Libya awash with foreign fighters
Oct 16 Newsdesk2

Interview with Hafter: Libya awash with foreign fighters

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 16 October 2014:According to Khalifa Hafter, Libya is awash with foreign fighters that must be purged from the nation.Hafte...

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Labraq airport again undamaged in Grad attack
Oct 15 Nigel Ash

Labraq airport again undamaged in Grad attack

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 15 October 2014:Labraq Airport has been the target of a third missile attack in less than a fortnight.It is being repor...

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Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Shura Council: We are working to take control
Oct 10 Callum Paton

Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Shura Council: We are working to take control

By Adam Ali. Benghazi, 10 October 2014: Mohammed Al-Zahawi, the commander of Ansar Al-Sharia in Benghazi, has said in an online message that Benghaz...

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Ansar Al-Sharia says Hafter is waging war against Islam
May 21 Callum Paton

Ansar Al-Sharia says Hafter is waging war against Islam

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 21 May 2014:Ansar Al-Sharia, one of the principle targets of General Khalifa Hafter’s Dignity Operation, has said his f...

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Ansar quits Derna HQ in face yet larger protests; radio station torched
Dec 3 Nigel Ash

Ansar quits Derna HQ in face yet larger protests; radio station torched

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 3 December 2013:Derna has seen its third and largest day of protest during which Ansar Sharia abandoned its headquarters and a...

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Niger president claims bombers came from Libya
May 25 Michel Cousins

Niger president claims bombers came from Libya

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 25 May 2013:Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou has claimed that that the suicide bombers who carried out the two deadly...

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Jun 3 George Grant

Islamist militants claim responsibility for ICRC shelling

By George Grant.Benghazi, 3 June:A group of Islamist militants has claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on the Benghazi headquarters of the I...

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