Libya: GNA recaptures towns near Tunisia border from Haftar
4 years, 7 months ago

Libya: GNA recaptures towns near Tunisia border from Haftar

Al Jazeera  

Forces allied with Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord say they have recaptured two towns near the Tunisian border from eastern-based renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces. After losing control of the base, Ahmed al-Mesmari, the spokesperson for Haftar’s Libyan National Army said on Tuesday Libya’s eastern-based forces had withdrawn from some embattled areas of the capital Tripoli. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed reporting from Tripoli said the loss of the al-Watiya airbase for Haftar’s forces has changed the balance of power in other front lines namely in southern Tripoli. “It’s clear that Haftar’s forces are losing momentum, especially the series of setbacks they suffered over the two months,” Abdelwahed said.

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Libya: GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms
4 years, 5 months ago

Libya: GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms

Al Jazeera  

The Government of National Accord says it will recapture city of Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals. Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals that the GNA says it plans to recapture from the eastern-based self-styled Libyan National Army. EU countries threaten sanctions Meanwhile, leaders …

The unfolding geopolitical power play in war-torn Libya
4 years, 6 months ago

The unfolding geopolitical power play in war-torn Libya

Al Jazeera  

Turkey, Russia, Egypt and UAE are all recalibrating their plans after the retreat of LNA commander Haftar from Tripoli. After Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar failed to seize Tripoli following a 14-month military campaign, his foreign backers are repositioning themselves on the battlefield for maximum leverage, analysts say. The country is now divided into two administrations: Libyan Prime Minister …

Libya: The battle for Tripoli explained in 600 words
4 years, 7 months ago

Libya: The battle for Tripoli explained in 600 words

Al Jazeera  

After 14 months and hundreds of lives lost, renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s attempt to seize Tripoli and become Libya’s ruler is effectively over. On Friday, forces loyal to the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord swept through the city of Tarhuna, Haftar’s last stronghold in western Libya. Washington, however, seems to have walked back on its initial position of …

Is Libya’s Khalifa Haftar on the way out?
4 years, 7 months ago

Is Libya’s Khalifa Haftar on the way out?

Al Jazeera  

Eastern-based military commander’s setbacks in Tripoli are causing his domestic support base to fragment, analysts say. The defeat, which LNA spokesman Ahmed Mismari sought to justify as a “tactical withdrawal”, has put the eastern-based Haftar in a difficult position, with his ability to keep his support base mobilised increasingly being questioned. Haftar’s narrative of having the will and, indeed, the …

Libya’s GNA recaptures strategic al-Watiya airbase
4 years, 7 months ago

Libya’s GNA recaptures strategic al-Watiya airbase

Al Jazeera  

Announcement by Tripoli-based administration comes after month-long offensive against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar. Libya’s internationally-recognised government says it has captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase from fighters loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. The announcement by the administration of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj came after a month-long counteroffensive that has seen forces allied to it drive Haftar’s troops out …

Haftar dismisses UN Libya unity deal as ‘thing of the past’
4 years, 8 months ago

Haftar dismisses UN Libya unity deal as ‘thing of the past’

Al Jazeera  

Eastern-based renegade general says 2015 landmark agreement ‘destroyed the country’ and new institutions are needed. Libya’s eastern-based renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar has declared a landmark 2015 United Nations-brokered agreement to unite the country “a thing of the past”, and pledged his authorities would move towards creating a new government. Haftar did not make clear whether an elected parliament in …

Can Libya’s Khalifa Haftar pull back following Tripoli defeat?
4 years, 8 months ago

Can Libya’s Khalifa Haftar pull back following Tripoli defeat?

Al Jazeera  

Amid global economic downturn, analysts say it’s unclear if foreign supporters will continue to bankroll the strongman. 200104110325735 “Haftar’s loss of an area estimated at 500-square kilometres is an event of seismic magnitude both for him and his foreign supporters,” said Walid Ratima, a Turkey-based Libyan columnist. “His defeats will sooner or later … force his supporters to find other …

Libya: Tripoli gov’t retakes three cities from Haftar’s forces
4 years, 8 months ago

Libya: Tripoli gov’t retakes three cities from Haftar’s forces

Al Jazeera  

UN-brokered government says its troops seized Sabratha, Surman and al-Ajaylat after an intense day of fighting. Libya‘s internationally recognised government said its troops have seized control of three strategic coastal cities located between the capital, Tripoli, and the Tunisian border after expelling forces loyal to eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar. On Facebook on Monday, GNA forces published images of Grad …

Libya battles escalate as coronavirus arrives in country
4 years, 9 months ago

Libya battles escalate as coronavirus arrives in country

Deccan Chronicle  

Tunis: Battles erupted around Tripoli on Wednesday following intensified bombardment of the Libyan capital, defying international pleas for a truce to tackle the coronavirus after the first case was confirmed in the country. However, later on Wednesday the Libyan National Army of eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said its forces moved from repelling the attack to capturing territory near Zuwara, 30 …

Timeline: Haftar’s months-long offensive to seize Tripoli
4 years, 10 months ago

Timeline: Haftar’s months-long offensive to seize Tripoli

Al Jazeera  

Overview of major events since the launch of a military push by eastern-based forces to capture Libya’s capital. A months-long offensive by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar to seize Libya’s capital from the UN-recognised government has killed hundreds of people and drawn increasing foreign involvement. UN: Concern over Tripoli battle UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets Haftar on …

Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce conditional ceasefire
4 years, 11 months ago

Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce conditional ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Ceasefire might prove hard to maintain following escalation of fighting around Tripoli, Sirte and nature of alliances. Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army on Thursday rebuffed a call by Turkey and Russia for the warring parties to declare a ceasefire amid clashes and air raids in a conflict drawing increasing foreign involvement and concern. That’s the main issue here.” A senior …

Libya’s war: Who is supporting whom
5 years ago

Libya’s war: Who is supporting whom

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera takes a look at the foreign actors invested in the Libyan conflict and who they are siding with. Since renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Libya’s capital Tripoli in April, the conflict in the North African country has ground to a standstill. 190423174812673 That stance, however, is counterweighed by France’s diplomatic support for Haftar, which …

Clashes reported in Libya as sides reject diplomacy
5 years, 2 months ago

Clashes reported in Libya as sides reject diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

Heavy clashes have been reported between the army of the internationally-recognised government of Libya and renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli. Pro-government fighters, talking to Al Jazeera in the Sabratha region, said a no-fly zone should be imposed by the international community to support government forces in the war. “Their ground forces are …

Haftar army threatens to launch more strikes in Libya
5 years, 6 months ago

Haftar army threatens to launch more strikes in Libya

Deccan Chronicle  

Tripoli: A day after five soldiers were killed in air raids, forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar on Tuesday threatened a new air strike in order to "liberate Tripoli". Urging residents to stay away from what he called "confrontation areas", air force commander Mohamed Manfour of Haftar's Libyan National Army said on Monday that aerial bombardment will be …

Haftar’s forces step up air raids after loss of strategic city
5 years, 6 months ago

Haftar’s forces step up air raids after loss of strategic city

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say the escalation comes after the LNA lost control of its forward base in Gharyan, south of Tripoli. Forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar threatened a barrage of new air strikes on Libya’s capital, a day after five soldiers were killed in air raids on Tripoli. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed, reporting from Tripoli, said five fighters aligned …

‘Big loss’: Libya’s UN-recognised government retakes key town
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Big loss’: Libya’s UN-recognised government retakes key town

Al Jazeera  

Forces allied to Libya‘s UN-recognised government have retaken Gharyan, a strategic town south of the capital, Tripoli – a claim initially denied by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. Earlier on Thursday, a spokesman for Haftar’s forces had accused “sleeper cells” of allowing the Government of National Accord forces to enter part of Gharyan, nearly 80km southwest of …

Libya: Trump can’t straddle two horses in this civil war (opinion)
5 years, 8 months ago

Libya: Trump can’t straddle two horses in this civil war (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, executive director of The RedLines Project, is a contributor to CNN where his columns won the Deadline Club Award for Best Opinion Writing. And Libya, fractured into two halves after the Arab Spring – the west ruled by Tripoli and the east ruled from Benghazi by insurgents – could easily fall prey to forces antithetical …

Libya’s GNA forces announce ‘counteroffensive’ to defend Tripoli
5 years, 9 months ago

Libya’s GNA forces announce ‘counteroffensive’ to defend Tripoli

Al Jazeera  

Army of Tripoli-based government vows to reclaim all areas seized by forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar. The alleged attack came after GNA forces launched air raids on Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army around 50km south of Tripoli on Saturday, reportedly killing one person. “ all armed parties in the Wadi Rabi area, Al-Kayekh, Gasr Ben Ghachir and Al-Aziziya …

How far can Haftar get with his Tripoli offensive?
5 years, 9 months ago

How far can Haftar get with his Tripoli offensive?

Al Jazeera  

On April 4, Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced in a voice recording circulated online that he was launching a military campaign to take over the capital, Tripoli. His media office then released a video purporting to show tens of armoured vehicles bearing the emblems of Haftar’s “Libyan National Army” heading towards the Libyan capital. After securing full control over Benghazi …

CRPF Contingent Evacuated From Libya After Crisis Worsens: Sushma
5 years, 9 months ago

CRPF Contingent Evacuated From Libya After Crisis Worsens: Sushma

The Quint  

The self-styled Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his forces on Thursday to take over the capital, Tripoli which is the seat of the UN-backed government. Haftar said his forces had launched airstrikes targeting rival militias on the outskirts of Tripoli. The rival militias, which are affiliated with a UN-backed government in Tripoli, said they had also carried out …

UN to Libya’s Haftar: Halt and de-escalate advance on Tripoli
5 years, 9 months ago

UN to Libya’s Haftar: Halt and de-escalate advance on Tripoli

Al Jazeera  

In emergency session, UN Security Council calls on Haftar to stop military march on Tripoli, amid reports of fighting. The United Nations Security Council and the G7 are calling on troops loyal to Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar to “halt” their military advance on Tripoli as clashes near the capital prompted concerns of a wider escalation in the North African …

Libya: Air raids target Haftar’s advancing forces near Tripoli
5 years, 9 months ago

Libya: Air raids target Haftar’s advancing forces near Tripoli

Al Jazeera  

As global powers plead for de-escalation, LNA troops clash with forces loyal to UN-backed government near Libya capital. ‘Sporadic fighting’ Al Jazeera’s Abdelwahed said the area surrounding the airport and a clutch of other nearby neighbourhoods were “witnessing military deployments and sporadic fighting”, accounting for one of four “major confrontation” zones. 190405214022194 In response to Haftar’s drive, the GNA has …

Libya: High alert in Tripoli after renegade leader orders advance
5 years, 9 months ago

Libya: High alert in Tripoli after renegade leader orders advance

Al Jazeera  

Tensions rise as renegade General Khalifa Haftar orders his forces to move on Libyan capital in a ‘victorious march’. UN peace efforts The advance by Haftar’s forces prompted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who was in Tripoli on Thursday for talks with Sarraj, to voice his “deep concern”. “The Libyan people should resist and fight against Haftar’s forces in Tripoli in …

‘Brief skirmish’ near Libya’s Tripoli as Haftar’s LNA heads west
5 years, 9 months ago

‘Brief skirmish’ near Libya’s Tripoli as Haftar’s LNA heads west

Al Jazeera  

Report of clash comes as Tripoli gov’t declares alert after Haftar forces say ready to cleanse ‘west from terrorists’. Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli has declared a military alert after eastern forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar said they had moved towards the western part of the country. A brief skirmish between Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army and …

Haftar forces ‘killed civilians’ in Libya attack
5 years, 10 months ago

Haftar forces ‘killed civilians’ in Libya attack

Al Jazeera  

MP says fighters loyal to renegade general killed 19 and set fire to homes in southern city of Murzuq. At least 19 people have been killed in southern Libya, according to a member of parliament, as forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar fought for control of oilfields in the region. Speaking to Al Jazeera late on Sunday, Mohamed Linu, a …

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