Tag Archives: Benghazi

  Operation Dignity spokesperson Ahmed Al-Mesmari called on the citizens of Benghazi to not comply with any arrest warrants presented without following “official procedures”.   During a press conference on Thursday, Al-Mismari stated that any citizen who is being arrested by an armed military personnel in uniform is ‘entitled to …

The President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, condemned the failed attempt to “assassinate” the Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Benghazi on Sunday. Al-Sarraj also called for a unified position rejecting these crimes. In a statement posted on the government’s Facebook page on Sunday, Al-Sarraj described the incident …

On Sunday, the Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord condemned an assassination attempt on Deputy Minister Faraj Qaim in the region of Sidi-Khalifa in #Benghazi. #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News   

A car bomb exploded and hit the convoy of the Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, as he passed through ​​#Sidi_Khalifa in # Benghazi, which led to his injury. The attack also resulted in the death and injury of many of the Interior forces.   #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News   

The British government provided $4.9 million worth of mine clearance equipment to the Government of National Accord in order to help make #Sirte safe. On Thursday, the British embassy released a statement on its Facebook page saying that Libyan engineers would be trained on how to use the equipment provided …

House of Representatives member Abu Bakr Baira said that the situation in Derna is “complex”;  describing it as a “center of terrorist groups”. In a press statement released on Tuesday, Baira said that he blames all the people of Derna because they left the city “subject to terrorist groups” despite …

US official have stated US forces have captured Mostafa Imam, a gunman who has played a key role in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. The operation was carried out with the approval of US President Donald Trump and in coordination with the Government …

The Justice and Constructive Party expressed its condemnation and rejection of the dozens of bodies in the Abayar area east of Benghazi, which they declared as war crimes, in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law and the principles of human rights.   In a statement …

Late Thursday, a military source stated that 36 unidentified bodies with bullet marks were found in Abyar, a town 50 km Southwest of Benghazi. The source added that “residents of Abyar told the security directorate that dozens of bodies were found on the road of a deserted area”. Political tension …

On Wednesday, during a meeting with representatives of Southern Libya in #Tripoli, UN special envoy Ghassan Salame expressed his hope to reopen a representative desk in the Southern city of #Sabha. In light of a discussion focused on the needs of the South and the challenges that it is facing; …

Meeting between East and West dignitaries in Cairo this month House of Representatives for the city of Misrata, member Mohammed al-Ruaid, says a meeting between the people of the cities of Misrata and Benghazi will take place in Cairo by the end of July. In a press release, he quoted …

The head of the presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, promised on Thursday that the people of Benghazi would return to the city after the end of what he described a “difficult period that the city experienced after years of suffering.” In a statement, Al-Sarraj confirmed that the Presidential Council would rebuild …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) During the ceasefire that General Khalifa Haftar’s forces announced on Saturday for Ganfouda, a neighbourhood in Benghazi, only 10 people left the besieged area, according to the Red Crescent. Of the 10 who evacuated the besieged neighbourhood were seven women and children from two Libyan …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Five people were injured after a car bomb exploded close to the entrance of General Khalifa Haftar’s special forces building in Benghazi, said medical sources on Wednesday. Miloud Al-Zuway, a spokesperson for Haftar’s special forces, confirmed the statement made by the medical source, saying that …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov A meeting between General Khalifa Haftar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took place on Tuesday in Moscow. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Russia’s support for Haftar’s alleged war against terrorism in Libya. In May 2014, Haftar launched Operation Dignity, …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The leader of the Government of National Congress (GNC), Khalifa Al-Ghweil stated that the GNC will not be changing its stance on General Khalifa Haftar. The GNC accuse Haftar of being a coup plotter who has a lengthy record of crimes he committed in Libya. …