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Mitiga airport, pictured on July 22, 2014, is a military airfield used for civilian traffic after Tripoli’s international airport was seriously damaged last year (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)

Libya’s Mitiga Airport Closed as Rival Factions Clash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 17, 2017 | World

As clashes intensified between Libyan rival factions, the country’s Mitiga airport, located in the capital, was evacuated. According to officials flights were suspended repeatedly, leading up to a full shutdown. Reuters wrote that flights had restarted around...

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Libyan Army spokesman Colonel Ahmed al-Mesmari speaks during a news conference in the coastal city of Benghazi. (AFP)

LNA Spokesman Says Qatar Sent Armed Forces to Benghazi, Controls Tripoli’s Power Supply

by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, London- Libya National Army Spokesman Colonel Ahmad al-Mesmary revealed on Friday that multiple conflict zones overrun by extremist militias were run by Doha. He further clarified his claims by saying that direct funding and deployment of an armed faction into...

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French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), and General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), who shake hands after talks over a political deal to help end Libya’s crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud near Paris, France, July 25, 2017.

Can Libya’s Warring Strongmen Come Together?

by Vitaly Naumkin | Aug 10, 2017 | Opinion

Reviewing the latest Paris summit, it seems that a new glimmer of hope shines around the possibility of settling the conflict between Libya’s strongmen, Libyan National Army LNA Chief Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who controls two thirds of the country, including...

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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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Members of the Libyan National Army celebrate after the liberation of the last region of terrorist militants in their last stronghold in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. REUTERS

Haftar Forces Announce Total Liberation of Benghazi

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 6, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced on Wednesday the liberation of the last strongholds of armed groups in Saberi, north of Benghazi. Brigadier General Ismail al-Baraki, commander of the Saberi Operations Room,...