Jan 5 Sami Zaptia

Anti-Hafter forces will not reopen main coastal road until mercenaries withdrawn and landmines removed

By Sami Zaptia.The October JMC Sirte meeting had issued directions on the reopening of the main west-east coastal road (Photo: UNSMIL).London, 5 Janua...

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U.S. Ambassador Norland pays first visit to Libya - meets Haftar first
Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

U.S. Ambassador Norland pays first visit to Libya - meets Haftar first

By Sami Zaptia. London, 18 February 2020: The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli (temporarily in Tunis) reported that U.S. Ambassador Norland paid his first ever...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

Putin and Erdogan call for Libya ceasefire as of midnight 12 January amidst increased Libya diplomatic activity

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2020: Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan and Russia’s counterpart Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire in Libya’s fig...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Fighting continues in Benghazi despite reported fall of Mreisa

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 6 May 2015:Fighting, mainly sniper fire and wildly targeted mortar shelling in Leithi, Sabri and Garyounis, continue despite...

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Apr 28 Michel Cousins

ICC says it is happy with Senussi trial

By Libya Herald staffThe accused in the Habda courtroom (file photo)Tunis, 28 April 2015:The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says...

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Misrata threatens to boycott UNSMIL dialogue
Apr 7 Michel Cousins

Misrata threatens to boycott UNSMIL dialogue

By Libya Herald reporter.Misrata, 7 April 2015:Misrata Municipal Council has threatened to withdraw from the UN-brokered dialogue because it says “the...

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Displacement in Obari reaches 85 percent; situation in the town “catastrophic”
Mar 26 Newsdesk1

Displacement in Obari reaches 85 percent; situation in the town “catastrophic”

By Mustafa Khalifa.Ghat, 26 March 2015:More than 85 percent of the population in Obari has been displaced after seven months of fighting between Tebu...

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Top Dawn commander killed in fighting
Mar 21 Nigel Ash

Top Dawn commander killed in fighting

Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 21 March 2015:In what appears to have been a hard day for Libya Dawn militias, one of its senior commanders, Salah Al-...

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IS/Ansar Al-Sharia - "Qaddafi terrorists" in Sirte, "Revolutionary Heroes" in Benghazi.
Mar 21 Nigel Ash

IS/Ansar Al-Sharia - "Qaddafi terrorists" in Sirte, "Revolutionary Heroes" in Benghazi.

Benghazi, 21 March 2015By Mohamed A ShaikhiFour years ago Libyans came together as one body to overthrow the tyrant Qaddafi and win their freedom afte...

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Mar 4 Michel Cousins

UN report paints damning picture of foreign complicity in rearming Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 4 March 2015:Hundreds of tonnes of weapons are pouring into Libya by land, sea and air to fuel its civil war, a UN sancti...

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