Tag: Tripoli
Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemate
As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month, Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes, raising the...
Libya’s Tripoli govt says 30 migrants killed in revenge attack
The family of a Libyan people trafficker killed 30 migrants in revenge for his death, Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) said...
Russian fighters flown out of western Libya after Haftar retreat
Russian fighters in Libya were flow out a town south of Tripoli by their Libyan allies after retreating from frontlines at the capital, the...
Libya frontline pullback puts eastern offensive in question
The Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar said it had pulled back from some Tripoli frontlines on Wednesday, calling into...
Eastern Libyan forces pull out of parts of Tripoli
Eastern Libyan forces pulled out of parts of Tripoli overnight, they said, after losing one of their main strongholds in western Libya on Monday,...
Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government capture key air base
Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government took control of an air base south-west of Tripoli on Monday after a sustained assault, in what...
Shelling kills two at Tripoli displaced people shelter – emergency services
Shelling killed two people on Saturday, the emergency services said, at a displaced people’s shelter in a part of the Libyan capital Tripoli that...
Tripoli under fire
A withering bombardment shook Tripoli on Sunday as eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought for new territory in the southern suburbs after losing ground...
Near misses for embassies in Tripoli
Shells landed near the Turkish and Italian embassies in central Tripoli in an apparent expansion of bombardment by eastern-based forces on a central district...
Tripoli aligned forces advance
Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government seized towns west of Tripoli after heavy clashes and drone strikes, military sources and residents said.
If held,...
Tripoli water cut condemned
The UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Libya condemned cutting off water supply to the capital Tripoli as “particularly reprehensible” and said it must stop immediately.
An...
Libya GNA to go offensive in Tripoli
Libya’s internationally recognised government will push back Khalifa Haftar’s eastern forces attacking Tripoli, its interior minister told Reuters.
“The GNA (Government of National Accord)...
Tripoli bombardment intensifies
Bombardment of the Libyan capital Tripoli intensified residents said as the UN envoy called for a return to a ceasefire agreed last month and...
Mitiga Airport closed to UN
Eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar will not allow the UN to use the only functioning airport in Tripoli, a force spokesman said.
Ahmed...
Tripoli shelled
Artillery shells hit the centre of the Libyan capital, which eastern forces have been trying to take in a near year-long war, on Tuesday...
Haftar pushes for Tripoli advance
Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar urged his forces to advance towards the centre of Tripoli in what he said would be the “final battle” for...
US wants Haftar to halt Tripoli offensive
The US wants eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to stop his offensive on the capital held by the internationally recognised government and warned against...
Tripoli cafes raided
Gunmen raided trendy seafront cafes in Tripoli to banish unmarried couples and impose strict religious codes, witnesses said, a move alarming civil liberties defenders....
Sisters killed in Tripoli air strike
Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike near a military intelligence camp in...
Three dead in renewed Tripoli fighting
At least three fighters aligned to Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were killed in an offensive aimed at pushing back eastern forces...