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(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 …
Read More »Ganfouda Residents Don’t Trust Haftar’s Promise of Safe Passage
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The residents of Ganfouda will be given passage out of the suburb, announced General Ahmed Al-Mismari, spokesperson for the General Khalifa Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) on Friday. Al-Mismari said that civilians will be given safe passage out of Ganfouda during a ceasefire that …
Read More »UN Calls on Armed Groups Fighting in Ganfouda to Allow Civilians Access to Humanitarian Aid
The UN released a statement on Tuesday expressing its grave concerns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Ganfouda,a neighbourhood in Benghazi. The statement also called on all armed forces in the area to end the hostility directed to civilians in Ganfouda. The “continued worsening humanitarian situation in Ganfouda,” where renegade General …
Read More »Haftar’s Forces Make Gains in Opposition Controlled Neighbourhoods in Benghazi
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) General Khalifa Haftar’s armed forces, known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), said that they were able to take over neighbourhoods that were under the control of their opposition on Thursday. Medical officials say that 13 LNA soldiers died in Thursday’s battles. Two years ago, …
Read More »UAE Airstrike in Libya Kills Family of 6 Year Old Girl
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Saturday, a 6-year-old girl and her family became the victims of a UAE airstrike in Ganfouda, a neighbourhood under siege in Benghazi. The UAE used an Air-Tractor AT-802 to fire the airstrike, according to local news. The airstrike hit Fathia’s home as she was …
Read More »Will the world let Libya’s Ganfouda become the next Srebrenica?
(Republished from the Middle East Eye) By: Dr AbdelRahman Ali Much of the world’s attention – if not already fixated on a Trump presidency – has been captured by the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq involving the Islamic State and the Syrian regime, but another tragedy has been unfolding gradually …
Read More »Aref Nayed’s Return to Libya Can Only Further Political Divisiveness
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Aref Ali Nayed, who has served in the mission since the revolution, has stepped down. In a letter to Ageela Saleh, Nayed expressed that it was an honour to serve since he was appointed by the National …
Read More »Libyan Gazette Weekly News Digest 10/10: Haftar’s Evacuation Initiative Inadequate says Ganfouda families
Display problems? View this newsletter in your browser. News Digest Oct 10,2016 Your top stories from the past week: War on ISIS: ISIS is cornered in Sirte (Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan brigades fighting ISIS in Sirte report new advances on the terrorist group. A five month military campaign …
Read More »Haftar’s Evacuation Initiative Inadequate says Ganfouda families
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan media reported on Saturday that General Khalifa Haftar announced an initiative to resolve the Ganfouda civilian crisis. For months, Benghazi-based media and Haftar’s senior personnel claimed that all civilian families had already left Ganfouda. However, after images and videos were released of the bodies …
Read More »Haftar Punishes Families in Ganfouda
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Amnesty International released a news report on Friday saying hundreds of civilians are unable to leave their homes in Ganfouda, a neighbourhood in south-west Benghazi, as clashes intensify following a military blockade that has lasted for months. Amnesty spoke with close to 130 Libyan families …
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