Rada denies attacking Mufti’s Dar Ifta Tripoli HQ
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

Rada denies attacking Mufti’s Dar Ifta Tripoli HQ

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 April 2016:The Rada SDF Special Deterrence Force has refuted social media accusations and photos suggesting that its forces h...

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Gunmen stopped from seizing Nabaa TV
Apr 3 Nigel Ash

Gunmen stopped from seizing Nabaa TV

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 3 April 2016:Tripoli-based Al-Nabaa TV, forced off the air on Wednesday, was the scene of fighting last night, when...

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Serraj goes walkabout in Martyrs' Square
Apr 1 Nigel Ash

Serraj goes walkabout in Martyrs' Square

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 1 April 2016:Day Three of the Presidency Council’s presence in Tripoli saw an apparently relaxed prime minister-des...

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Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Wirshefana close Zawia back road to Tripoli after 11 die in fighting west of capital; Zawia clashes continue

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 24 March 2016:Wirshefana forces are reported to have closed the circuitous back road via Bir Ghanem and Aziziya being used...

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Mar 21 Michel Cousins

Fresh clashes again in Tripoli; Serraj still in Tunis

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 21 March 2016:There have been renewed clashes in Tripoli today. They were again in Tripoli’s Bab Ben Ghashir district, scene o...

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Rada refutes booby-trapped Tripoli truck claim
Feb 29 Sami Zaptia

Rada refutes booby-trapped Tripoli truck claim

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 February 2016:Rada (Special Deterrence Force – SDF) has refuted the claim that a truck stopped in the Zawiet Dahmani area of...

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Ain Zara municipal councillor abducted
Feb 10 Michel Cousins

Ain Zara municipal councillor abducted

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 10 February 2016:A member of Ain Zara municipal council and his office manager were abducted by unknown armed group this after...

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Dec 28 Sami Zaptia

Further militia in-fighting does not bode well for Tripoli-based GNA

By Saber Ayyub.Militias loyal to Haitham Tajouri were involved in clashes in Tripoli (Photo: Archives).Tunis, 28 December 2015:There was further milit...

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Breaking: Maltese kidnap citizen Pierre Baldacchino freed in Tripoli
Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

Breaking: Maltese kidnap citizen Pierre Baldacchino freed in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 December 2015:Maltese kidnap victim, Pierre Baldacchino, has been found and safely freed by Rada (Special Deterrent Force).B...

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Dec 20 Nigel Ash

Tripoli kidnappers want $5 million to free Maltese doctor

By Libya Herald Reporters. Dr Pierre Baldaccino of St James Hospital (Photo: social media)Tripoli, 20 December 2015:It now seems clear that the Maltes...

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