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Haftar forces slow down their push on Libya capital

22 Apr 2019

A self-styled Libyan army slowed down its push on the country’s capital over concerns for civilians caught up in the violence as the UN refugee agency said on Monday that...

Air strikes, explosions hit Libyan capital

21 Apr 2019

Several air strikes and explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the city held by the internationally...

Trump speaks with Libya strongman Haftar, in sign of US support

20 Apr 2019

The White House revealed on Friday that President Donald Trump reached out personally to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, as a push at the United Nations to broker a ceasefire hit...

UN begins evacuating refugees from Libya to Niger

19 Apr 2019

The UN said on Friday it had evacuated 163 refugees from war-ravaged Libya to neighbouring Niger, but more than 3,000 others were still trapped in detention centres affected by clashes....

France supporting Haftar: Libya

18 Apr 2019

The interior ministry of Libya’s internationally recognised government onThursday accused France directly for the first time of supporting rival strongman Khalifa Haftar whose forces have launched an assault on Tripoli....

Three killed in Libya capital as UN debates ceasefire demand

17 Apr 2019

Rocket fire on the Libyan capital, which the UN-recognised unity government blamed on military strongman Khalifa Haftar, killed three people late on Tuesday as the Security Council haggled over a...

Recent Libya clashes have displaced over 18,000: UN

16 Apr 2019

Recent clashes between rival Libyan militias for control of the capital Tripoli have displaced more than 18,000 people, the UN said, and prompted the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court...

Over 120 killed as Libya rivals battle for Tripoli

15 Apr 2019

Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said Sunday. In clashes...

Eastern Libya forces will pursue advance, says chief

13 Apr 2019

Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said on Saturday, despite international calls for a halt...

East Libyan warplanes hit Tripoli government positions

12 Apr 2019

Eastern Libyan forces bogged down in street battles in a push to seize the capital Tripoli deployed warplanes on Friday to hit two government positions as more civilians fled fighting....

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