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A policeman inspects shop debris in the Abu Salim area during the recent battles in Tripoli (Reuters)

Libya: Sarraj Forces Claim Tripoli Victory, Oust Ghwell Loyalists

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Armed militias backing Libya’s interim government based in Tripoli announced Tuesday that they made major advances against militias loyal to head of the National Salvation Government, Khalifa Ghwell. The push took place in the direction of Tripoli’s eastern...

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General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi. May 17, 2014. The self-declared Libyan National Army led by a renegade general told civilians on Saturday to leave parts of Benghazi before it launched a fresh attack on Islamist militants, a day after dozens were killed in the worst clashes in the city for months. Families could be seen packing up and driving away from western districts of the port city where Islamist militants and LNA forces led by retired General Haftar fought for hours on Friday, killing at least 43 people. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

Libya: LNA Forces Push West, Claim Control Over Desert Air Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 3, 2017 | Middle East

Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said they had taken the strategic military base of Jufra on Saturday after rival factions withdrew. The move consolidates control for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) over the central...

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The Kingdom of Libya flag flies in front of a refinery in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/ Files

Fierce Clashes Pit LNA, GNA Forces Eyeing Sabha Airbase, Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Armed militiamen attacked the house of Al-Seddiq Al-Kabeer, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Tripoli. On the other hand, fierce clashes erupted between the Libyan National Army under the command of General Khalifa Haftar and the...

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Khalifa Ghweil, a self-declared prime minister, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli. Photo: Reuters

Libya’s Ghweil Wounded, Lost Tripoli Bastion to UN-Backed Sarraj

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Local Libya sources said that prime minister of the self-declared government in Tripoli Khalifa Ghweil received a leg injury during fierce battles over the last three days. The internationally-backed government headed by Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj has been...

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Head of the Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj. Reuters

Libyan Parliament Heads toward Presidential Elections…Deputies Threaten to Recognize Sarraj Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 9, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo-As the Libyan government announced it was heading to carry out legislative and presidential elections within a year, a number of deputies in the internationally recognized parliament threatened to convene a session outside its headquarters in Tobruk to give...