The American Ambassador to Libya, Peter Bodde, accompanied by General Thomas Waldhauser, the commander of the US military in Africa during his meeting in Tripoli with President of the Presidential Council Faiz Al-Sarraj, reiterated his country’s support for consolidating the democratic path and the rejection of the military solution to …
Read More »AFRICOM: The Plan To Reduce US Force In Africa Does Not Include Libya
AFRICOM commander, Thomas Waldhauser, said that the plan of the Ministry of Defense to reduce the number of troops in Africa does not include the air strikes to combat terrorism in Libya. In a briefing to the US Congress on Thursday, Waldhauser stated the first phase of the reduction plan …
Read More »AFRICOM Claims Responsibility For The Air Strike Against Al-Qaeda At Al-Awainat
The United States military command AFRICOM, on Friday, claimed responsibility for the airstrike on Thursday which had targeted Qaeda members near the southern region of Libya, Awainat. On its official website, the command explained that the operation took place in coordination with the Al-Wefaq government, which resulted in the killing of …
Read More »PC and AFRICOM discuss developments of the political and security situation in Libya
The head of the Presidential Council (PC), Faiz Al-Sarraj discussed on Thursday with the commander of the US military command in Africa (AFRICOM), General Thomas Waldhauser the developments of the political and security situation in Libya and the recent developments in Tripoli. During his meeting with Al-Sarraj in Tunis, Waldhauser …
Read More »AFRICOM uses air strikes in coordination with the GNA to target ISIS
On Tuesday, the United States Forces in Africa (AFRICOM) announced that it has used air strikes from the 17th to the 19th of this month to target ISIS near Fuqaha South of Sokna. They indicated that the operation was conducted in coordination with the Government of National Accord. #Libya #News …
Read More »US Launched 270 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, the US airstrike campaign called Operation Odyssey Lightning launched nine air strikes on ISIS targets in Sirte raising the total number of airstrikes since the beginning of the campaign to 270. On Friday, US military jets launched 10 airstrikes in addition to 41 …
Read More »US Airstrike Continue’s Into Third Month
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The United States is extending its airstrikes campaign against ISIS targets in Sirte for a third month. AFRICOM, the US Africa command, launched the airstrike campaign on August 1st, and was only expected to go on for a number of weeks. A total of 175 …
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