One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die
1 year, 7 months ago

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die

Associated Press  

CAIRO — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warned Thursday that his government would not tolerate any further militia fighting, days after the year’s bloodiest bout of clashes rocked the capital, Tripoli, killing at least 45 people. The warning from Abdul Hamid Dbeibah — who heads the Tripoli-based government — came as Hamza was released and returned to his militia’s headquarters, according to footage aired by Libyan media late Wednesday. During his 45-minute speech, the Tripoli-based prime minister also threatened to introduce “other measures” against the two militia groups if the fighting escalated but provided no further detail. Since 2014, Libya has been divided between two rival administrations — one in Tripoli and one operating in Sirte — each supported by an array of well-armed militias and different foreign governments.

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Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday. The hours-long clashes, which involved heavy weapons, happened Friday in Tripoli’s eastern neighborhood of Tajoura between the Rahba al-Duruae militia, which is led by warlord …

Militia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say
10 months, 1 week ago

Militia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes between government-allied militias rocked a coastal town in western Libya, trapping families inside their homes and forcing the closure of schools Saturday, officials said. The latest bout of violence in the chaos-stricken Mediterranean nation broke out early Saturday in the town of Zawiya, 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, health officials said. The Health Ministry’s Ambulance …

Libya armed groups agree to leave Tripoli after deadly fighting: Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Libya armed groups agree to leave Tripoli after deadly fighting: Minister

Al Jazeera  

Libya’s Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi says the groups will leave capital after 10 people were killed over the weekend. Armed groups in Tripoli have agreed to leave the Libyan capital and to be replaced with regular forces, the country’s interior minister said, after a spate of deadly clashes. “After a month of consultations, we came to an agreement with the …

Analysis: Fallout from Israel meeting shows militia power in Libya
1 year, 6 months ago

Analysis: Fallout from Israel meeting shows militia power in Libya

Al Jazeera  

The outcome of the meeting between Israel and Libya’s foreign ministers is a weakened Libyan PM, and stronger militias. Last month’s meeting between the Libyan and Israeli foreign ministers may ultimately achieve little but provide public justification for renewed fighting between Tripoli’s armed groups and the weakening, perhaps critically, of Libya’s interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, analysts have said. …

Why did clashes break out in Libya’s Tripoli?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why did clashes break out in Libya’s Tripoli?

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between the influential 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force has raged this week after months of relative peace. Fighting raged from Monday night into Tuesday between the influential 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force, or al-Radaa Force. The 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force are among the largest militias in Tripoli and have been backed by …

Militia clashes in Libyan capital have killed 45, in city’s most intense bout of violence this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Militia clashes in Libyan capital have killed 45, in city’s most intense bout of violence this year

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The death toll in this week’s clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital rose to 45 on Wednesday as troops fanned out across Tripoli to restore calm after a 24-hour bout of fighting that was the city’s most intense violence this year. The death toll rose Wednesday to 45, up from the 27 dead reported Tuesday, as more …

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say
1 year, 7 months ago

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say

LA Times  

Clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes Tuesday, unable to escape the violence, medical authorities said. In addition to the 27 deaths, more than 100 people were injured in the fighting, Libya’s Emergency Medicine and Support Center, a medical body deployed during humanitarian disasters and wars, said early …

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital trap civilians, authorities say
1 year, 7 months ago

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital trap civilians, authorities say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Deadly clashes between rival militias …

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say
1 year, 7 months ago

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes Tuesday, unable to escape the violence, medical authorities said. In addition to the 27 deaths, over 100 people were injured in the fighting, Libya’s Emergency Medicine and Support Center, a medical body that is deployed during humanitarian disasters and …

Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; five killed
2 years, 6 months ago

Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; five killed

The Hindu  

A new round of infighting between rogue militias in western Libya has killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, health authorities said on September 26, the latest bout of violence to rock the North African nation mired in decadelong chaos. The fighting broke out on Sunday between rival militias in the western town of Zawiya, where armed groups …

32 killed in Libya’s Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war
2 years, 7 months ago

32 killed in Libya’s Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war

Al Jazeera  

Clashes between militias backed by Libya’s rival governments have killed at least 32 people and wounded 159 more, according to the country’s health ministry. The fighting in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday was the worst there in two years and has raised fears the country could plunge back into full-blown war. The health ministry said on Sunday that 32 people …

Fresh Tripoli clashes underscore Libya’s political volatility
2 years, 10 months ago

Fresh Tripoli clashes underscore Libya’s political volatility

Al Jazeera  

Fragile ceasefire strained as rival prime ministers jostle for power amid talks in Cairo about the future political process and conduct of elections. Libya’s fragile ceasefire almost fell apart on Tuesday, as clashes erupted in the capital Tripoli in response to yet another attempt by the prime minister of a rival government to install himself and his cabinet. “Bashagha fears …

Clashes break out in Tripoli, drive rival Libyan PM away
2 years, 10 months ago

Clashes break out in Tripoli, drive rival Libyan PM away

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An attempt by one of Libya’s rival prime ministers to seat his government in the capital of Tripoli triggered clashes Tuesday between competing militias, forcing the newly appointed premier to leave the city. The Tripoli-based government of embattled Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah slammed Bashagha, describing Tuesday’s developments as an armed group’s “desperate attempt to spread terror and …

Libya armed groups backing rival PM withdraw from Tripoli
3 years ago

Libya armed groups backing rival PM withdraw from Tripoli

Al Jazeera  

Move by pro-Bashagha armed groups could be a sign of de-escalation as UN tries to bring rival administrations together. Libya’s parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said that armed groups backing him have withdrawn from positions around Tripoli, after the UN warned of a new escalation in the divided country. Libya has had rival administrations since the eastern-based assembly swore in …

EXPLAINER: Why is Libya sliding back to political division?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Why is Libya sliding back to political division?

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A year ago, Libya looked to be on a fragile path toward democracy, after more than a decade of civil war. Bashagha and Dbeibah could both portray the situation as a struggle “between legitimate and illegitimate,” said Wolfram Lacher, a Libya expert with the Berlin-based SWP research institute. Here’s a look at the main players in the country: …

Worst Tripoli fighting in a year tests Libya ceasefire
3 years, 6 months ago

Worst Tripoli fighting in a year tests Libya ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between rival armed forces poses challenge to the unity government as it struggles to conduct national elections in December. Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, witnesses said, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused a year ago. Despite a ceasefire and the progress earlier …

Libya’s east-based forces shoot down suggestion of a truce
5 years, 2 months ago

Libya’s east-based forces shoot down suggestion of a truce

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A spokesman for one of Libya’s rival factions has said its forces will keep fighting for the country’s capital after Russia and Turkey called for a ceasefire yesterday. Spokesman for the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces Ahmed al-Mosmari said in a video statement late Thursday that group’s battalions will still try to take control of country’s capital Tripoli …

Clashes reported in Libya as sides reject diplomacy
5 years, 4 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 …

Hifter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost
5 years, 10 months ago

Hifter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost

Associated Press  

BENGHAZI, Libya — After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again — but security has come at a heavy cost. ___ “BACK TO NORMAL” Hifter’s prominence rose as his forces battled extremists and other rival factions across eastern Libya, and the parliament there eventually recognized him as the head of its …

In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias prepare for war
5 years, 11 months ago

In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias prepare for war

Associated Press  

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues’ gallery of militias, many of which are little more than criminal gangs armed with heavy weapons. A similar scenario could play out in Tripoli, with local militias luring Hifter’s forces into the city and fighting block by block. ___ TRIPOLI MILITIAS The U.N. and Western …

Over 120 people killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya since violence escalated in Tripoli, says WHO
5 years, 11 months ago

Over 120 people killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya since violence escalated in Tripoli, says WHO

Firstpost  

Libya has been in turmoil since the NATO-backed overthrow of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, which has led to the creation of a bewildering array of militias all seeking to take control. Tripoli : Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier in April to take the Libyan capital, the …

Libya clashes over Tripoli escalate as city’s airport is hit
5 years, 11 months ago

Libya clashes over Tripoli escalate as city’s airport is hit

Associated Press  

BENGHAZI, Libya — Clashes between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli escalated on Monday as the death toll from days of fighting rose to at least 51, including both combatants and civilians, and the city’s only functioning airport said it was hit by an airstrike. The World Health Organization said two doctors were killed trying to “evacuate wounded patients …

Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals
5 years, 11 months ago

Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals

NPR  

Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals Enlarge this image toggle caption Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images Rapidly escalating violence is limiting civilians' ability to travel in and out of Libya's capital. The attack "constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law which prohibits attacks against civilian infrastructure," the U.N. Support Mission in Libya said. "The …

‘Brief skirmish’ near Libya’s Tripoli as Haftar’s LNA heads west
5 years, 11 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 …

Libya: 52 fighters dead in clashes with rival militias in Tripoli
7 years, 10 months ago

Libya: 52 fighters dead in clashes with rival militias in Tripoli

Deccan Chronicle  

Tripoli: Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said on Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival militias in fierce clashes in the capital Tripoli. Among the 52 killed in Friday's clashes which centred on the southern district of Abu Slim, said Hashem Bichr, a security official of the Government of National Accord, were 17 members …

Rival militias fight for Libya’s Benghazi
10 years, 5 months ago

Rival militias fight for Libya’s Benghazi

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting has broken out in Benghazi, a day after the retired general Khalifa Haftar vowed to “liberate” the city from what he called terrorists. Sources told Al Jazeera that gunfire and explosions were heard early on Wednesday and that aircraft belonging to the general’s forces were striking targets around the eastern city. Witnesses said tanks and jets had targeted …

Militia fighting in Libya’s west kills 23
10 years, 5 months ago

Militia fighting in Libya’s west kills 23

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fighting between Islamist militias and rival groups in a western Libyan town has killed at least 23 people, a hospital official said Sunday. A commander in the Islamist militias, known as the Dawn of Libya, said the Zintan militia, with the backing of local tribes, was able to seize parts of Kikla and briefly cut roads between Kikla …

Jihadist militants, Libyan forces clash in Benghazi as government loses control of Tripoli
10 years, 6 months ago

Jihadist militants, Libyan forces clash in Benghazi as government loses control of Tripoli

ABC  

The Libyan army says at least ten soldiers have been killed during clashes with jihadist gunmen in Benghazi. The fighting came as Libya's outgoing government said armed militias gained control of Tripoli, days after the Islamists seized the capital's international airport. In Benghazi, a spokesman for the army's special forces, General Miloud al-Zawi, said the jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia took …

‘Libya’s future cannot be left to one renegade general’
10 years, 8 months ago

‘Libya’s future cannot be left to one renegade general’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sara ElGaddari is a Libyan-British national and doctoral researcher at the University of Hull. Story highlights Libya's instability is indicative of an ineffective government, says Sara ElGaddari General Khalifa Haftar and the Zintan militia are stepping into the power vacuum, she says But ElGaddari says Haftar and rebel militias are directly contributing to Libya's instability She says the …

Mapping Libya’s armed groups
10 years, 9 months ago

Mapping Libya’s armed groups

Al Jazeera  

As fighting escalates in Libya, Al Jazeera takes a closer look at the major armed groups. Tripoli, Libya – The attacks on Libya’s parliament by forces of retired general Khalifa Haftar have seen Libya’s myriad armed groups split in battles that some fear are tipping the country into civil war. Haftar launched his operation on May 16, targeting Islamist militias …

Libyan militias tell parliament to quit
11 years, 1 month ago

Libyan militias tell parliament to quit

Al Jazeera  

Standoff begins as two powerful groups set short deadline for country’s national assembly to step down from power. Two Libyan militia have called on Libya’s parliament to hand over power, as a standoff between rival armed groups developed a day after the country marked three years of revolution. “In our view the GNC stands for a return of dictatorship,” a …

The battle for security in Libya
11 years, 9 months ago

The battle for security in Libya

Al Jazeera  

As protesters demand the disbanding of militias, can the country’s government enforce its authority? by Anas El Gomati, the founder of the Sadeq Institute It has been nearly two years now since rebel fighters brought down Libya’s long-time leader, Muammar Gaddafi, but the authorities have yet failed to form a credible and professional army, or even a police force. Protesters …

Libyan capital buffeted by airstrikes, protests
13 years, 10 months ago

Libyan capital buffeted by airstrikes, protests

The Hindu  

NATO launched more airstrikes on Friday in Tripoli as Muammar Qadhafi’s regime faced open defiance on the ground, with activists reporting gunfights between protesters and soldiers in several of the capital’s neighbourhoods. On Thursday, Col. Qadhafi’s fortified compound in the capital was among the targets as NATO carried out 52 strike missions across Libya. An anti—government activist in Tripoli, interviewed …

West scrambles to end Libyan crisis
13 years, 11 months ago

West scrambles to end Libyan crisis

The Hindu  

Citing a new wave of attacks on civilians in the city of Musurata, Western powers, desperate to end the civil war, have announced that they would now mount more pressure on Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi, to bring the fighting to an end. As Foreign Ministers of the NATO alliance prepared to meet in Berlin on Thursday for a brainstorming session, …

US-Led Coalition Pound Libya, Defiant Gaddafi Vows 'Long War'
14 years ago

US-Led Coalition Pound Libya, Defiant Gaddafi Vows 'Long War'

India TV News  

Tripoli/Cairo, Mar 20: Western forces unleashed over 100 Tomahawk cruise missiles on military targets in Tripoli and along the Mediterranean coast today and Libyan forces called for a new ceasefire, after a defiant Muammar Gaddafi had vowed to retaliate against western "aggression" and the "war on Islam". Italy's airbases, meanwhile, saw Arab and Western warplanes converge in preparation to join …

Gaddafi Calls Ceasefire As Tough UN Action Looms
14 years ago

Gaddafi Calls Ceasefire As Tough UN Action Looms

India TV News  

Tripoli, March 17 : Libya's army said it would halt operations from Sunday to allow rebels to lay down their arms, softening repeated threats by Moamer Gaddafi to crush them, as world powers edged towards adopting tough measures to shut down the strongman's military machine. With urgent talks under way at the UN Security Council, amid warnings of an imminent …

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