Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Kufra leaders agree to meet and end violence

Tripoli 2 August:Leaders of the Tebu community and the Zway tribe in Kufra signed an agreement on Tuesday that it is hoped will end the communal viole...

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Kufra election boycott going ahead as 1,000 Tebu are disbarred from vote
Jul 4 George Grant

Kufra election boycott going ahead as 1,000 Tebu are disbarred from vote

By George Grant.Tripoli, 4 July:More than 1,000 Tebu from the southern desert town of Kufra have been disbarred from voting in Saturday’s elections, i...

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Jun 27 Michel Cousins

Kufra calm between clashes

Tripoli, 27 June:Kufra is again relatively quiet this evening, Wednesday, after fresh clashes on Tuesday left a number of people wounded.  The clashes...

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Jun 24 Michel Cousins

Fresh fighting in Kufra

Tripoli, 24 March:New fighting erupted on Sunday morning in Kufra’s Qaderfi district  between government forces and Tebus. One member of the governmen...

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Jun 16 George Grant

Chadian Tebu forces reportedly enter Libya to join fighting around Kufra

Kufra, 16 June:Tebu forces from Chad reportedly entered Libya late this afternoon, Saturday, engaging government forces in the Al-Twalab area, around...

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ICRC evacuate Kufra wounded to Tripoli
Jun 16 Michel Cousins

ICRC evacuate Kufra wounded to Tripoli

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 16 June:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated at least 50 wounded Tebu people from Kufra.  They...

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Jun 9 Michel Cousins

More clashes in Kufra; three reported killed

Tripoli, 9 June:Fresh clashes in the south-eastern town of Kufra between Tebus and government forces today claimed the lives of at least three men.  T...

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Jun 8 Michel Cousins

Bank attacked in Murzuk

Tripoli, 8 June:A young woman working for the Jumhuriya Bank in Murzuk was shot in an attack at the branch on Thursday morning.The attack appears to h...

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Jun 4 Michel Cousins

Ultimatum given to Kufra Tebus

Tripoli, 4 June:Government forces in Kufra today gave Tebu militiamen in the town 24 hours to allow them into the Tebu-inhabited districts of Swaidiya...

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May 23 Michel Cousins

Shell hits Kufra house, wounds Sudanese man

Tripoli, 23 May:A Sudanese man living in Kufra was wounded last night when a shell hit his house. He was taken to hospital but his condition is unknow...

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