Oct 22 Nigel Ash

Still not known who wrecked Tripoli shrine

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 22 October 2017:It is still unclear who destroyed the Bugharara Sufi shrine in the Ghararat district of Tripoli in...

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Tripoli mosque bombed
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli mosque bombed

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 23 April 2015:A bomb exploded early this morning before dawn prayers at the Quds mosque in Tripoli, causing structur...

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Jul 4 Callum Paton

Salafists targeted in Benghazi; militants blamed

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 4 July 2014: A campaign against Salafist preachers is taking place in Benghazi according to security observers there. T...

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May 8 Michel Cousins

Bomb attacks at Derna mosque and university

By Adam Kuwafi and Seraj Essul.Benghazi/Tripoli, 8 May 2014:Derna experienced two bomb attacks today – at the town’s historic Sahaba Mosque and at the...

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Sebha Sufi shrine attacked
May 10 Michel Cousins

Sebha Sufi shrine attacked

Tripoli, 10 May 2103:The Hamid Hudairi Sufi shrine in Sebha has been extensively damaged as a result of a rocket during the early morning on Thursday....

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Jan 17 Michel Cousins

Misrata Imam murdered

By Taher Zaroog.Misrata, 17 January 2013: The iman of one of Misrata's mosques, Sheikh Fakhri Husein Jahani, was murdered on Tuesday. He was killed w...

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Salafists target historic madrassa in central Tripoli
Aug 29 George Grant

Salafists target historic madrassa in central Tripoli

Tripoli, 29 August:Salafists have destroyed almost 30 graves at an historic madrassa in central Tripoli, in the latest spate of religiously-motivated...

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National Congress summons PM, Defence Minister and Interior Minister for questioning over shrine desecrations
Aug 25 George Grant

National Congress summons PM, Defence Minister and Interior Minister for questioning over shrine desecrations

By George Grant.The demolition of the Al-Sha’ab shrine. There have been suggestions that the attacks may have been authorised by someone inside the go...

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