After Zliten, Ras Lanuf targeted
Jan 7 Michel Cousins

After Zliten, Ras Lanuf targeted

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 7 January 2016:An explosion late this afternoon at a checkpoint in the oil terminal town of Ras Lanuf, 350 kilometr...

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Jan 6 Michel Cousins

Hafter orders airforce to defend oilfields amid fears of further IS attacks

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 6 January 2016:The head of the Libyan armed forces, General Khalifa Hafter, has ordered fighter planes at Benghazi’s Benina ai...

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NOC launches "Cry for Help" as IS shells Sidra for second day
Jan 5 Nigel Ash

NOC launches "Cry for Help" as IS shells Sidra for second day

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli and Benghazi, 5 January 2016:The National Oil Company in Tripoli has begged for help as IS terrorists shelled the Si...

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UPDATE: IS Sidra attack
Jan 4 Nigel Ash

UPDATE: IS Sidra attack

Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 4 January 2016:At least two members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard were killed this morning during a two-pronged a...

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Jan 4 Nigel Ash

BREAKING NEWS: IS launch suicide attack on Sidra terminal

By Libya Herald reporters. The Sidra terminal (File photo)Benghazi,  4 January 2016:A suicide truck bomb is believed to have been used to open an atta...

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Ajdabiya militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State: report
Dec 31 Michel Cousins

Ajdabiya militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State: report

By Ajnadin Mustafa and Aimen Amzein.Grab from IS video purportedly showing Ajdabiya militants declaring allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-BaghdadiTripoli/Beng...

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Analysis: 27 HoR and GNC members’ unity adds yet another layer of Libyan realpolitik dynamics at play
Nov 30 Sami Zaptia

Analysis: 27 HoR and GNC members’ unity adds yet another layer of Libyan realpolitik dynamics at play

By Sami Zaptia.The press statement released after the Tunis meeting of the group of 27 HoR and GNC members (Photo: Social Media).Tunis, 30 November 20...

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LNA planes hit Islamists in Ajdabiya; foreign workers among dead
Nov 26 Michel Cousins

LNA planes hit Islamists in Ajdabiya; foreign workers among dead

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 26 November 2015:War planes belonging to the Libyan National Army commanded by Khalifa Hafter have spent much of today, Thur...

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Nov 16 Michel Cousins

IS attacks Brega “in revenge” for Derna losses: report

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 16 November 2015:Islamic State (IS) fighters launched a surprise attack on a Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) position at Br...

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IS attacks Sidra
Oct 1 Michel Cousins

IS attacks Sidra

By Libya Herald staff. The Sidra terminal (File photo)Tripoli, 1 October 2015:Islamic State (IS) forces launched a lightning strike on a checkpoint at...

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