French drone aircraft bombed targets of the Libyan government forces in the vicinity of Tripoli, in the support of Paris for the forces of retired brigade Khalifa Haftar, who is attacking the capital. A military source told “Arab21” news agency, that the French aircraft bombed groups of fighters belonging to …
Read More »French Surveillance Mission Crashes in Malta on Route to Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) An aircraft on its way to Libya from Malta’s airport on Monday crashed killing five crew members, said authorities. The plane was on route to the Libyan coast to monitor migrants on route to Europe from Libya. Officials said the five crew members killed in …
Read More »America’s Own War Criminal In Libya
(Republished from the Huffington Post) by: Aly Abuzaakouk At the onset of the Libyan Revolution in February 2011, Colonel (General) Khalifa Haftar, who had been living comfortably in exile in suburban Virginia for two decades, returned to Libya with the blessing of the United States to finally get vengeance against Muammar …
Read More »French Collaboration with UAE and Egypt in Eastern Libya Weakens UN-Backed Government in Tripoli
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Intelligence Online, a publication that analyzes intelligence agencies around the world, published a document on July 27th saying that the UAE was endorsing French operations in eastern Libya. A UAE news site reported a meetings between UAE and French officials which was coordinated by Arif …
Read More »Haftar Forces Suffer Major Losses in Battle with Ansar Al-Sharia and Co.
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Ongoing fighting between rivals vying for control of Benghazi killed 19 and wounded several more. 17 of those who were killed belonged to General Khalifa Haftar’s forces as they fought against the Shura Council of the Benghazi Revolutionaries (SCBR). 20 more of Haftar’s forces …
Read More »Foreign Intervention Stalls Libya’s Progress Towards Democracy
Libyans protest French intervention in Eastern Libya. Photo source: AFP Civilians in Benghazi say they have seen French air crafts involved in airstrikes on their city. Local militias also say they have seen the French air crafts in addition to Egyptian military air crafts. Shelling by General Khalifa Haftar’s forces …
Read More »French Investment Firm and Libya’s 2.1 Billion Dollar Lawsuit Pushed to April 2017
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) After a three-day hearing London’s High Court set a date for the lawsuit between the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) and Societe Generale (SocGen), a French investment bank, over the $67 billion investment of Libya’s sovereign wealth. The date set is April 25, 2017 four months …
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