Tag: Libyan Army
Islamic State militants forced out of Libya’s Sabratha after clashes –...
Islamic State militants briefly entered the centre of the western Libyan city of Sabratha during overnight clashes with local military brigades before...
Britain cancels Libyan army training programme
The British government has cancelled the training of Libyan army officers and started the process of sending back more than 300 cadets...
Libyan army says recaptures four barracks in Benghazi
Libya's army special forces have seized back four barracks from armed Islamist groups in the eastern city of Benghazi, a commander said...
300 Libyan Army soldiers return from training in Turkey
Nearly 300 members of the Libyan Army have returned home after successfully completing a commando training course in Turkey as part of...
Gunmen try to storm Libya army command, no casualties
Unidentified gunmen tried to storm into the Libyan army command headquarters in Tripoli on Thursday, clashing with soldiers there before stealing a...
Insight: Libya’s training honeypot
Since the fall of the Gaddafi regime and the foreign military intervention in the country, the need to rebuild security through a...
220 Libyan soldiers start military training in Turkey
The first group of 220 Libyan Army soldiers to be trained by a coalition of US, European Union (EU) countries has started...
Anarchy at door, West starts to rebuild Libyan army
On a dusty parade ground outside Tripoli, young recruits march and bark out slogans for the new Libyan army that Western powers...
Libyan army fights Islamists in Benghazi, three soldiers killed
Libya's army clashed with Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi early on Wednesday and three soldiers were shot dead, security...
New clashes between army, Islamists in Libya’s Benghazi
New clashes between the Libyan army and Islamists erupted in the eastern city of Benghazi early on Wednesday, wounding several people, security...
U.S. military working on plan to train thousands of Libyans
The U.S. military is working on plans to train 5,000 to 7,000 members of the Libyan security forces and also special operations...
Libyan army launches push for order in troubled Benghazi
Libyan's army moved into Benghazi in eastern Libya on Friday, a show of force aimed at restoring order in the country's second...
Libya receives Khrizantema-S tank destroyers
The Libyan Army has apparently received ten more 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S tank destroyers from Russia, adding to the four it received before the...
Libya Army graduates first newly trained troops
The Libyan army has graduated its first batch of 225 soldiers drawn from former rebels as the country's new leaders try to...
