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Smoke rises following an air strike as Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather after they captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya, October 16, 2016.
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Drums of War Beat in Libyan Capital

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 18, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – Tensions are tightening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli as militias of the parliament prepare to regain control over the offices of U.N.-backed government of national accord headed by Fayez al-Sarraj. Sarraj said that he had issued a directive to arrest each...

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Members of forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government stand near to the Libyan cement factory in Benghazi, Libya April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Military Tension in Libya after Ghowel’s Control over High Council of State

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – Tension escalated in Libyan capital between Libyan factions hours after the U.N.-backed government seized a building used by parliament in Tripoli, proclaiming its own authority and demanding a new government in cooperation with the temporary government led by...

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Soldiers from a force aligned with Libya’s new unity government walk along a road during an advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of the ISIS stronghold of Sirte, in this still image taken from video on June 9, 2016. Forces aligned with Libya’s unity government were engaged in fierce clashes with Islamic State in the group’s stronghold of Sirte, but were facing resistance from snipers as they edged toward the city center. via Reuters TV

Sarraj’s Presidential Council to Hold Deliberations inside Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj revealed that the council’s meetings on forming a new cabinet will be on Libyan territory. “The current political standing will not accept the GNA’s...

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Anti-Gadhafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte in the town, Libya. (Reuters)

War Diaries in Libya: The Clash of Local Militias

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 7, 2016 | Features

Libya- As a four wheel vehicle mounted by three fighters and a 14.5 machine gun departed from Sirte’s port, a trail of nine similar automobiles followed. Soldiers riding the convoy raised ‘V’ signs and chanted quotes of victory—they had just returned from battle with...

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Colonel Muftah al-Muqarief (L), who heads oil guards loyal to Libyan military strongman General Khalifa Haftar Haftar, and Colonel Ahmad Mesmari, a spokesman for Haftar, hold a press conference at the Zueitina oil terminal on September 14, 2016,AFP

France Says Libya Needs Compromise

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2016 | World

France warned on Monday that an offensive by forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on oil facilities risked plunging the country into further dilemma and urged the national unity government to be more inclusive to break a political deadlock....