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Pro-Haftar Forces Say Will Maintain Libya Oil Blockade

"The closure of ports and oil fields will be maintained until the demands of the Libyan people are satisfied," said a statement published late Saturday on Facebook by pro-Haftar forces spokesman Ahmad al-Mismari.

Egypt’s Sisi Says Turkey/Qatar-Backed Assault on Libya’s Sirte Is ‘Red Line’

Egypt's president warned Saturday that advances by Turkey-backed Libyan forces on the Libyan city of Sirte could prompt an Egyptian military intervention in the...

Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire

Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do the same

EU agrees naval mission to enforce Libya arms embargo

European Union foreign ministers on agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, replacing Operation Sophia

Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks

Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission

Libya suspends operations at recently reopened Tripoli airport after rocket fire

Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli's sole functioning airport, Libya's embattled government said

Haftar leaves Russia without signing Libya peace deal

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain

Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country

Turkish parliament approves Libya troop deployment

Turkey's parliament approved the deployment of troops to Libya in support of the Government of National Accord in Tripoli

Erdogan to seek parliament’s approval to send Turkish troops to Libya

President Erdogan announced plans to send Turkish troops to aid Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, a move that may risk proxy war with Russia

Libyan police officers killed in airstrike on Tripoli station

Two Libyan policemen were killed in an air strike on a police station in the suburbs of Tripoli late Tuesday, the Government of National...

Did a PMC Wagner employee leave a trail of personal belongings in Libya?

A video on Russian social media channels appears to show the personal belongings of a PMC Wagner contractor fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya

LNA forces claim downing of Libya L-39 Albatross jet

Troops loyal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar said they shot down an L-39 plane belonging to forces loyal to the Government of National Accord

Libya National Army airstrike on Tajoura migrant detention center kills and injures dozens

Dozens of people were killed and injured in an airstrike on a migrant detention center in the eastern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli

Libya government forces capture key town from Haftar’s fighters

Libyan forces opposed to Khalifa Haftar claimed to have retaken Gharyan, a strategic town where the commander's fighters were based in the west of the country

Haftar’s Libya offensive threatens peace and stability, EU says

Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli represents a threat to international peace, the European Union warned

Fighting continues in Tripoli after US relocates personnel from key Libya operations center

Khalifa Haftar’s LNA advanced near a key US operations center near Tripoli prior to the evacuation of US personnel from the area

Libya: Clashes continue near Tripoli after airstrikes hit Haftar’s LNA

Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar continued their push towards Tripoli after GNA-aligned forces launched air strikes on their positions

Haftar’s Libyan National Army advances on Tripoli as western militias mobilize

General Khalifa Haftar ordered his Libyan National Army to move on the capital Tripoli ahead of UN talks aimed at a political “road map”

Al-Fuqaha attack highlights Islamic State’s growing confidence in Libya

The Islamic State assault and brief seizure of al-Fuqaha in central Libya highlights the group's growing capacity, interest, and confidence in Libya

Egypt special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy captured in Libya

The force that controls eastern Libya it captured former special forces officer Hisham al-Ashmawy, one of Egypt's most-wanted jihadists

Escalating Libya conflict fueled by international inaction

The recent amplification of Libya’s years-long chaos needs to be tackled, and the paralyzed international community must step up, Erin Neale argues

Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections

Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The Atlantic Council's Erin A. Neale says

Suicide bomb kills 2 in eastern Libya

A suicide bomber on Tuesday attacked a checkpoint in eastern Libya held by militiamen loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, killing at least two people...