Jun 29 Sami Zaptia

Hafter to target Turkish interests in Libya in his war effort

By Sami Zaptia.LNA official spokesperson Ahmed Mesmari (Photo: Archives from LANA)London, 29 June 2019:Khalifa Hafter, commander of the mainly eastern...

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Jun 26 Sami Zaptia

Hafter forces suffer setback as they lose Gharian

By Sami Zaptia. London, 26 June 2019:The Khalifa Hafter Libyan National Army (LNA) and their allied forces suffered a major set back today when the Tr...

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Jun 20 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli forces claim successes and accuse Hafter of using cluster bombs and internationally banned phosphorus bombs

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 June 2019:The Faiez Serraj-aligned Volcano of Rage Operations Room (Burkan Alghadab), which coordinates the fight against th...

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Libya’s Presidency Council calls on US to pressure its Arab allies to stop intervening in Libya
Jun 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Presidency Council calls on US to pressure its Arab allies to stop intervening in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 June 2019:Ahmed Maetig, member of Libya’s Presidency Council, called on the U.S. to pressure its Arab allies to refrain from...

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Tripoli fighting continues as Serraj diplomatic tour reaches Brussels
May 13 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli fighting continues as Serraj diplomatic tour reaches Brussels

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 May 2019:Faiez Serraj, head of Libya’s internationally recognized Presidency Council and Government of National Accord conti...

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May 9 Sami Zaptia

Anti Hafter HoR faction holds session in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.A Tripoli breakaway HoR faction held another session in the capital yesterday in rejection of the Khalifa Hafter and Ageela Saleh war o...

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Anti Tripoli war HoR members hold Tripoli session
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Anti Tripoli war HoR members hold Tripoli session

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 May 2019:Approximately 51, mainly western-based, members of the House of Representatives (HoR), Libya’s internationally recog...

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May 2 Sami Zaptia

As death, wounded and displaced numbers rise, Serraj blames Hafter for destroying political process, refuses return to status quo ante

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 May 2019:As the armed conflict in Tripoli continues into its fourth week and into the month of May, the final toll for all of...

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Thousands demonstrate against Hafter Tripoli attack amidst international split on Libya
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Thousands demonstrate against Hafter Tripoli attack amidst international split on Libya

By Sami Zaptia. Thousands demonstrate in Tripoli against Hafter and his attack on Tripoli, as well as his perceived ally France (Photo: PC/GNA). L...

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Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises

By Sami Zaptia. Photo: UN OCHA and partner agencies London, 18 April 2019: The Tripoli war expanded to the south of Libya today as the Pro Faiez Se...

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