Tag Archives: Hiftar

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A photo taken by Operation Strong Foundation forces showing the front of the Al Khaleej Steam Station   The operations room for Albinyan Almarsos (Operation Strong Foundation) announced that their troops have advanced on all axes around the administrative borders of Sirte after heavy clashes …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Special Representative of the Secretary General Martin Kobler in a meeting in Paris on Tuesday urged Libya’s rival factions to unite alongside the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the battle against ISIS and stop fighting each other. “The fight against ISIS, which is the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff)   The Libyan Army announced that the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), who are allied with the Government of National Accord (GNA), have taken control of Nawfiliya in eastern Libya from ISIS militants.   The PFG forces are fighting ISIS on behalf of the GNA in …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Algerian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that Algerian soldiers discovered a cache of weapons and heavy artillery along the Libyan border.   Algeria’s Defense Ministry said that the army made the discovery in the vicinity of Bordj Badji Mokhtar, in Adrar province, which is …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (center L) meets Tripoli Mayor Abdurrauf Hasan and other city councilors in Tripoli on May 30   Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Monday to express Turkey’s support for the UN-backed Government of National …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Arab Foreign Ministers held a meeting in Cairo on Saturday to discuss politically and financially supporting the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj attended the meeting, which also discussed the Palestine-Israeli conflict and Yemen. The Arab League Council reaffirmed their support …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), who control and protect eastern Libyan oil terminals, said that its forces captured the town of Ben Jawad from ISIS militants on Monday in a battle which killed 5 and injured 18 PFG fighters.   The PFG are a militant …

An explosives expert dismantling bombs made by ISIS militants on Friday The operations room for Albinyan Almarsous (Operation Strong Foundation) said on Saturday that Libyan forces had finishing sweeping the area for any hidden mines or explosives left by ISIS fighters in Wadi Alloud and Abu Najaim town southwest of …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Saturday the media center for Operation Strong Foundation (Albinyan Almarsos) reported that Khalid Al-Shayeb, also known as Luqman Abu Sakhr, had been killed in a battle against Libyan forces in the region of Al-Baghla last week. The Libyan Prosecutor General is still waiting to …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A picture taken by Libyan forces showing body of Lokmane Abou Sakhr, also known as Khaled al-Shayab The media bureau for Operation Strong Foundation (Albinyan Almarsous) said on Saturday that top ISIS commander Lokmane Abou Sakhr, born as Khaled al-Shayab, had been killed by Libyan …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Benghazi Medical Centre was reportedly shelled on Saturday for the fifth time this week. Pictures have circulated showing some damage in the kitchen area of the hospital after the attack. No injuries have been reported and it is unclear who attacked the hospital. An Image …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Qatar sent a private jet, Emiri Air Force C-17, carrying 12 tons of medical supplies and medicine on Friday to Misrata to aid Libyan hospitals. The aircraft, which had the Qatar Search and Rescue Team on board, arrived in Misrata International Airport on Friday evening …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Presidency Council (PC) of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has decided to accept the new banknotes that were printed in Russia by the parallel Central Bank in the eastern city of Bayda. After the eastern bank announced the issuing of the new …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces were able to secure a key checkpoint 30 kilometers west of Sirte in Friday’s battle against ISIS.   Seven Libyan soldiers were killed and 25 were wounded in clashes with ISIS militants in the region around Sirte on Friday. The Libyan army called …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Dozens of migrants have died and more than 4,000 were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday in over 22 separate rescue operations, in an especially busy day on the Mediterranean Sea. Up to 30 migrants died and 50 rescued after a wooden fishing boat …

Libyan troops within the administrative borders of the city of Sirte. The Libyan army made significant gains against ISIS forces on Wednesday after troops fighting in the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) military campaign against ISIS, called Operation Strong Foundation, killed 100 ISIS fighters in the region around Sirte. The …