Feb 20 Michel Cousins

Libya and US discuss Air Force support

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 20 February 2013:Libya and the US are looking the possibility of American technical support for the Libyan Air Force. Accord...

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Libyan-Italian defence cooperation moves forward
Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Libyan-Italian defence cooperation moves forward

Tripoli, 6 February 2013:Libya and Italy showed off their desire for closer military collaboration today with a high-profile ceremony in Tripoli invol...

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Jan 20 Nigel Ash

Military fair opens in Tripoli

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 20 January:A three-day arms fair which opened today at the Tripoli Airbase drew senior members of all three armed forces as...

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Head of the Libyan Air Force faces military court
Jan 18 thomwestcott

Head of the Libyan Air Force faces military court

Tripoli, 18 January:General Saqr Adam Geroushi, who was suspended last week by the Ministry of Defence as head of the Libyan Air Force following his d...

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Shuwail presents plan to restore security in Benghazi
Dec 30 tomlittle

Shuwail presents plan to restore security in Benghazi

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 30 December:High-profile government figures and military chiefs visited Benghazi last night to reveal their plans to restor...

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Dec 19 tomlittle

Libyan jets continue border sweeps over the south

Tripoli, 19 December:Libyan warplanes are currently sweeping the areas along Libya’s southern borders, the military commander in Kufra Colonel Miftah...

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Libyan armed forces begin three-day training seminar with British military in Tripoli
Dec 3 George Grant

Libyan armed forces begin three-day training seminar with British military in Tripoli

By George Grant.Tripoli, 3 December:Some 70 officers from all four service arms of the Libyan armed forces have begun a three-day training seminar wit...

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ICRC begins officer training in international humanitarian law
Oct 14 George Grant

ICRC begins officer training in international humanitarian law

By George Grant and Mohammed Elsharif.A group of officers on the training course. (Photo: ICRC)Tripoli, 14 October:The International Committee of the...

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Oct 12 Michel Cousins

UNSMIL says authorities must allow supplies into Bani Walid

Tripoli, 12 October:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has told the Libyan authorities that they are obliged by international law to...

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Sep 15 Michel Cousins

No Libyans died in Benghazi attack

Tripoli, 15 September:No Libyans died in Tuesday’s attack on the US mission in Benghazi, a source in the armed forces in the city has told the Libya H...

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