UNSMIL chief in Brussels talks with EU foreign minister
Feb 23 Nigel Ash

UNSMIL chief in Brussels talks with EU foreign minister

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 23 February 2016:The ubiquitous UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler was in Brussels today talking to the EU’s foreign minister...

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Ghwell "happy" with US Sabratha raid but Thinni government condemns it
Feb 20 Michel Cousins

Ghwell "happy" with US Sabratha raid but Thinni government condemns it

By Michel Cousins.Malta, 20 February 2016:Tripoli prime minister Khalifa Ghwell says he is happy with yesterday’s US attack on Islamic State (IS/Daesh...

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US and Europe could attack IS even without a GNA mandate
Jan 28 Nigel Ash

US and Europe could attack IS even without a GNA mandate

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 28 January 2016:For the first time, one of the likely participants in an assault on IS in Libya has said that the a...

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Jan 26 Nigel Ash

Tripoli militia says it will fire on foreign troops

By Saber Ayyub. Militia leader Haitham Tajouri led today's Tripoli  parade (File photo).By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 26 January 2016:A Tripoli-based militi...

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Mystery overnight airstrikes on Sirte IS positions
Oct 29 Nigel Ash

Mystery overnight airstrikes on Sirte IS positions

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 29 October 2015:Mystery still surrounds the second apparent airstrike this month on IS terrorist positions in Sirte.R...

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Arab League calls on Libyans to support UN Dialogue, approves help from individual Arab states in fight against IS
Aug 18 Michel Cousins

Arab League calls on Libyans to support UN Dialogue, approves help from individual Arab states in fight against IS

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 19 August 2015:At an emergency meeting in Cairo today, the Arab League authorised Arab states to provide support to govern...

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Aug 17 Michel Cousins

UK ambassador hints at western air strikes against IS

By Libya Herald reporter.Peter Millett, CMG, the new British ambassador to Libya (Photo: FCO)Tunis, 17 August 2015:Britain’s ambassador to Libya has g...

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Government calls for Arab air strikes against IS in Sirte
Aug 15 Michel Cousins

Government calls for Arab air strikes against IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 15 August 2015:The Libyan government in Beida has called on Arab countries to carry out air strikes against Islamic...

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Jul 27 Nigel Ash

UK backpedals on Daesh Libya airstrike threat

By Hadi Fornaji.British Prime Minister David Cameron in happier days, in Benghazi, September 2011Tripoli, 27 July 2015:The British government is playi...

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Spain's defence minister wants international action against IS in Libya
Jun 6 Nigel Ash

Spain's defence minister wants international action against IS in Libya

Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 6 June 2015:Spain’s defence minister, Pedro Morenes has said that if the international community is attacking IS in Iraq and...

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