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Libyan families seek tens of millions of dollars in damages from Khalifa Haftar

INTERNATIONAL Several Libyan families have filed a motion in a US court seeking tens of millions of dollars in compensation from Khalifa Haftar, commander of forces in the country's east, after the court ruled in late July that Haftar was liable for war crimes. The filing, seen by Middle East Eye, called for "$10 million for each decedent-estate and $5 million for each individual survivor" to compensate the three families who have accused the Libyan […]

today15 September 2022

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UN chief: Foreign interference in Libya at ‘unprecedented levels’

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the conflict in Libya has entered a new phase "with foreign interference reaching unprecedented levels". Libya was plunged into chaos by the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed its longtime leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Since 2014, the oil-rich country has been split, with an internationally-recognised government controlling the capital, Tripoli, and the northwest, while renegade military commander Khalifa […]

today9 July 2020

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UN expresses ‘horror’ at reported mass graves’ discovery in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "horror" at reports of at least eight mass graves being discovered in an area retaken last week by the country's internationally recognised government from renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces. According to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), most of the graves were found in Tarhuna, Haftar's last remaining stronghold in western Libya. The city was used by his […]

today12 June 2020

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Haftar and Assad accused of ‘joint drug smuggling operations’

Libyan National Army leader Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad have been accused of conducting illegal drug smuggling operations by Libya’s Interior Minister Fathi Baghasha. In a social media post yesterday, Baghasha alleged that, “Haftar’s Army Investment Commission has been in collaboration with [the] Assad regime for some time, and trying to open an air and sea corridor through Libya, so as to gain illegal financial benefits.” […]

today7 May 2020

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No more arms: Libya protagonists pledge to halt weapon transfers

Several significant powers signed a landmark agreement to limit foreign interference in the war in Libya and to push the country's warring factions towards a peaceful end to the fighting. Speaking to journalists after a much-anticipated summit in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday's agreement advances a political process and rules out a military solution to the conflict, which escalated. "We reached an agreement on a […]

today20 January 2020

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Rival Libyan leaders Haftar and Sarraj to attend peace talks in Moscow

Libya's warring rival leaders will hold peace talks in Moscow on Monday alongside representatives from Russia and Turkey, Russian news agencies cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying. The talks come after a ceasefire in Libya, initiated by Turkey and Russia, saw a lull in heavy fighting and air strikes on Sunday, though both factions accused each other of violating the truce as skirmishes continued around the capital Tripoli. Monday's […]

today13 January 2020

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Libya’s Haftar vows to continue Tripoli offensive despite ceasefire calls

Libya's Eastern commander Khalifa Haftar vowed on Thursday to continue his military offensive against forces loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), in an apparent rejection of a ceasefire call from Turkey and Russia. In a statement read by spokesman Ahmad al-Mesmari, Haftar said that a revival of the political process could be achieved only after the "eradication of terrorist groups" and dissolution of militias controlling the capital, Tripoli. Libya, […]

today10 January 2020

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Erdogan says Turkish forces have begun Libya deployment

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said that Turkish forces had begun deploying to Libya after parliament approved the move last week. "Our soldiers' duty there is coordination. They will develop the operation centre there. Our soldiers are gradually going right now," he told CNN Turk broadcaster during an interview, according to AFP. The Turkish parliament passed a bill allowing the government to send troops to Libya, aimed at […]

today6 January 2020

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