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(Republished from Huffington Post) By Giacomo Tognini and Khairuldeen Makhzoomi Five years since Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule came to an end in the heady days of the Arab Spring, what once seemed like the beginning of a bright future for Africa’s richest country instead collapsed into chaos. Its leaders are …
Read More »The US Throws its Weight Behind Libya’s Unity Government, Increases Aid to GNA
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) During a hearing in Washington on Wednesday, Jonathan Winer, the State Department’s Special Envoy to Libya, stressed that the United States fully supported Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), and outlined how America would support the fledgling government both financially and politically. “Our strategic …
Read More »16 Libyan Soldiers Killed in Two Separate ISIS Attacks
A car bomb attack carried out by ISIS militants at the western entrance of Sirte on June 2 Sixteen Libyan troops have been killed in two separate attacks by ISIS militants in the last 24 hours as Albinyan Almarsous (Operation Strong Foundation) forces are preparing for a final battle against …
Read More »PM Sarraj Calls For Unity of Libyans in the Fight Against ISIS
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj called on all Libyans on Tuesday to rally behind forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) battling against ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte. In a televised statement Sarraj said, “we bless the victories of our …
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