Haftar

Khalifa Haftar's forces have targeted areas close to the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Thursday, causing the death of two civilians. The shelling damaged houses in the vicinity of the Mitiga International Airport, according…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Wednesday that it had downed a United Arab Emirates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the west of the country. The Tripoli-based forces' air defense system succeeded…

Libya's UN-recognized government said Saturday it has detected the arrival of three military cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to an airbase controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar in eastern Libya.  In a statement, the…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord on Wednesday launched a new military push against the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who has been for the last two days ramping up attacks on civilians in the capital.  The Operation "Peace…

Khalifa Haftar's forces targeted neighborhoods near Mitiga International Airport, the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said in a statement on Monday. Four civilians were killed - including a woman -and six wounded since…

The United States said in a statement on Saturday that it joins the UN Support Mission in Libya in welcoming the decision of Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj to endorse an immediate humanitarian…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar launched rocket attacks Wednesday on the capital Tripoli, killing four civilians - females - and injuring several others. Three girls from the same family were killed in the first attack in southern…

Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, has told France's president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if armed groups backed by the internationally recognized Government of National Accord respect it, a French presidency…

The forces of Khalifa Haftar have targeted two schools with rocket fire, local officials said Monday. In a statement on social media, Abu Salim Municipality said no one was killed or injured in the attack as the schools were empty at the…

Two people; one man and one woman, have been killed in fresh rockets' shelling by Khalifa Haftar's forces on the densely populated area of Arada in Tripoli, according to the Libyan Health Ministry of the Government of National Accord. …

The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday said it will put sanctions on individuals who threaten peace in Libya. In a Facebook post, the embassy pledged to work with Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), saying they…

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said it would soon try to push back the putschist Khalifa Haftar's eastern forces which have been attacking the capital Tripoli for months, according to the Interior Minister. Fathi Bashagha…

A committee formed by Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar visited Syria to meet officials of the Bashar al-Assad regime. According to eastern Benghazi-based Al Marsad online newspaper, the Libyan committee that visited Damascus on…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced Sunday that it killed 23 fighters loyal to Khalifa Haftar in southern Tripoli. The GNA captured four of Haftar’s forces alive while repulsing the attack, Mustafa…

Tripoli's Mitiga Airport suspended flights for over 8 hours on Thursday after a rocket attack by Khalifa Haftar's forces, in a new violation of the ceasefire that was announced on January 12. The Ministry of Transportation of the…

The first round of political talks through the Libya peace process started Wednesday in Geneva, despite the parliament of Libya’s UN-recognized government saying Monday that it would not be participating in the negotiations for now. "I…

The League of Arab States renewed on Tuesday its call for a permanent cessation of military operations in Libya. In a statement, the pan-Arab organization appreciated the progress made during the second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Tuesday said that the suspension of oil exports because of the closure of oil fields and ports has caused a loss of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars so far. "The NOC confirms that there has been…

Two Libyan families whose members were extrajudicially killed and tortured by the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who is waging a rebellion against the UN-recognized government Tripoli, took legal action against the warlord in U.S. courts…

Libya’s Government of National Accord has announced it is halting its participation in U.N. talks, citing repeated violations of the truce by Khalifa Haftar's forces and urging the international community to take firm actions against…