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US warns of grave consequences if AL-Qaeda controls Idlib in Syria

Aug 03, 2017

The United States warned a takeover of rebel-held northwestern Idlib province by Syrian jihadists linked to a former al Qaeda affiliate would have grave consequences and make it difficult to dissuade Russia from renewing bombing that…

Disappearing Syrian internet whiz Bassel Khartabil executed by government, wife announces

Aug 03, 2017

The Syrian government "executed" Syrian-Palestinian web developer and cyberactivist Bassel Khartabil in 2015, his wife has said."I cannot get the words out of my mouth," Noura Ghazi Safadi wrote in a Facebook post late on Tuesday.…

Libyan military strongman orders bombing Italian warships in Libyan waters

Aug 03, 2017

The Libyan eastern commander of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, has ordered his air force and navy force troops to destroy any ships that are not commercial inside the Libyan waters. This order comes as the…

Human Rights Watch: Italy’s naval mission could endanger migrants lives in Libya

Aug 03, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Italy's naval mission to prevent refugees and asylum seekers from setting sail from violent-hit Libya for Europe could see Rome commit human rights abuses.Judith Sunderland, associate Europe…

Eastern parliament in Libya rejects Italian-Al-Serraj deal for naval mission

Aug 02, 2017

The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) has issued a televised statement rejecting any agreements made by the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj, with Italy regarding the stemming of illegal immigration in the…

Italy seizes German NGO’s boat off Libyan coast for aiding human trafficking

Aug 02, 2017

Italian coastguards seized a migrant rescue boat operated by a German aid group in the Mediterranean suspected of aiding illegal immigration from Libya, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.Video showed the Iuventa, which is…

UNSMIL report on violations of human rights in Libya during July

Aug 02, 2017

From 1 July to 31 July 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 36 civilian casualties - 15 deaths and 21 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed and 12…

Italy parliament gives green light for sending warships into Libyan waters

Aug 02, 2017

Italy's parliament authorized on Wednesday a limited naval mission to help Libya's coastguard curb migrant flows, which have become a source of growing political friction ahead of national elections expected early next year.An…

Hezbollah, Syrian Nusra Front swap prisoners

Aug 02, 2017

Three recently captured fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah group were released by Syrian Nusra Front militants early on Wednesday in exchange for three individuals held by Lebanon, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon's…

8 migrants found dead at sea off Libyan coast

Aug 02, 2017

The bodies of eight migrants have been found at sea off the coast of Libya by rescuers coming to the aid of four rubber dinghies, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday.Some 500 survivors in total were being…

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