Hold Stability Support Authority militia leaders to account: Amnesty International
May 6 Sami Zaptia

Hold Stability Support Authority militia leaders to account: Amnesty International

‘‘Entrenched impunity has emboldened the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) militia to commit unlawful killings, arbitrary detentions, int...

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Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

With Eid approaching, power blackouts and water cuts continue to plague Libya during its summer heat

By Sami Zaptia.Youth burning tyres as part of demonstrations against extended power cuts in Tripoli in the summer of 2016 (Photo: Social Media).London...

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Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force
Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force

By Sami Zaptia. London, 18 December 2018:Four main Tripoli militias announced their amalgamation today into a new Tripoli Protection Force (TPF).The m...

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Sep 3 Nigel Ash

Tarhouna denies its militia is about to attack Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 3 September 2017:There is no plan to attack Tripoli, Tarhouna Municipal Council said today, vowing that the town wo...

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Benghazi Defence Brigades pledge loyalty to Sheikh Ghariani
Aug 16 Nigel Ash

Benghazi Defence Brigades pledge loyalty to Sheikh Ghariani

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 16 August 2016:The Benghazi Defence Brigades have pledged loyalty to Sheikh Sadek Ghariani, the head of the Dar Al-...

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Jumhouriya Bank staff start strike after general manager kidnapped
Mar 14 Michel Cousins

Jumhouriya Bank staff start strike after general manager kidnapped

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 14 March 2016:Staff at branches of the Jumhouriya Bank throughout the country went on strike today in protest at the...

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Dec 17 Michel Cousins

Tajoura escaped prisoners recaptured say justice authorities in Tripoli

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 17 December 2015:The justice ministry  loyal to the Ghwell administration in Tripoli says that it has recaptured 127 of the pr...

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Sep 23 Michel Cousins

Reports of Central Libya Shield commander's relative kidnapped in Tripoli denied

By Libya Herald reporter.Misrata, 23 September 2015:The family of the head of the Central Libya Shield unit currently based in Tripoli, Colonel Hassan...

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Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

Libyan government reacts to Tunisian & Egyptian flight bans - seeks to take steps to reverse bans

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 August 2014:The Libyan government reacted yesterday to the bans imposed by both the Tunisian and Egyptian authorities on fl...

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May 19 Callum Paton

Government condemns violence in Tripoli and reaffirms the legitimacy of the state

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 19 May 2014:The government has condemned yesterday’s attack by Qaaqaa and Sawaq forces on the General National Congress...

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