Negotiations Run Aground, Threatening Political and Economic Stalemate A fragile ceasefire signed in October is holding in Libya, and thus far renewed conflict has been averted. But tensions remain high, especially as the year is
Iranian anti-tank missiles in Libya after analyzing photos from Israeli intelligence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has officially revealed that an analysis of photos taken by four anti-tank guided missiles taken in Libya by Israeli intelligence shows that one of them is the Iranian-made Dehlavie system. If
Libya anti-tank missiles almost certainly Iranian, UN report says
A UN analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh” missile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reported to the Security Council.
Algeria PM Slams Reported Ransoms To ‘Terror Groups’
Algeria’s prime minister has sounded the alarm over reported ransoms paid to “terrorist groups” for the freeing of hostages, weeks after the liberation of a French aid worker in Mali.
La lente agonie d’Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique dans le nord de l’Algérie
Un raid de l’armée algérienne, dans le Jijel, a anéanti l’état-major itinérant d’AQMI, six mois après l’élimination de l’émir du groupe au Mali.
Haftar forces intercept Turkey’s ship in Libya
A ship from Turkey under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya was reportedly intercepted by Khalifa Haftar’s forces. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) has reported that the ship was
Libya’s Justice Ministry welcomes lifting travel ban on Gaddafi family
The Justice Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord welcomed Security Council sanctions committee resolution to temporarily lift the travel ban on Muammar Gaddafi’s widow Safia Ferkash, his daughter Aisha, and son Mohammed.
Libya MPs Chose Benghazi as Constitutional Base for Parliament
Libyan lawmakers meeting in Morocco on Saturday announced that they had reached an agreement that sees the eastern city of Benghazi become the constitutional base for their country’s parliament. A hundred MPs concluded their consultative
New Sanctions on Turkey for Violating Libya Arms Embargo
A week has passed since the crisis of the Turkish ship that German troops tried to search on suspicion of carrying arms to Libya, but the crisis doesn’t seem to be abating.
Explaining The Conflict In Libya
What is the best way to describe the conflict in Libya? Is it a civil war between competing factions? Or has the conflict in fact morphed into a proxy war where there are several competing