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(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Wednesday, Libyan forces fighting ISIS in Sirte were able to take over and secure the Ouagadougou Conference Centre, a hospital, and university buildings in the coastal city. The advance came after the United States began its airstrikes campaign last week. Libyan forces were struggling …
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 »Obama Holds Meeting at Pentagon to Review Operation Odyssey Lightning
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday met the National Security Council for a debriefing of the airstrike campaign on ISIS in Libya, named Operation Odyssey Lightning, at the Pentagon. Obama and Biden met with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, CIA Director John Brennan …
Read More »GNA Fighters Say They Wish US Airstrikes Came Sooner
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Mohamed Darat, a commander of the GNA forces, said on Wednesday that the US airstrike campaign against ISIS has allowed unity government forces to make greater advances against the extremist group. As a result of the airstrikes fired on Monday, Darat’s brigades was able to …
Read More »Two Journalists Murdered in Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Abdala Fassouk, the father of Abdelqadir Fassouk, holds a picture of the his son and cameraman, Yusuf Badi, when they were kidnapped. (AP/Manu Brabo) Abdelqadir Fassouk, a 28 year old photojournalist, was shot dead by ISIS fighters as he was covering the fight between the …
Read More »Haftar’s Forces Make Gains in Benghazi
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) General Khalifa Haftar’s forces were able to gain control of areas around Benghazi that were taken over by Shura Council of the Benghazi Revolutionaries (SCBR) fighters. Khalifa Al-Obeidi, spokesperson for Haftar’s forces, said Al-Gwarcha is now under Haftar’s control. “We are presently pursuing terrorists who …
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 »Egypt Hosts High-Level Talks with Political and Military Rival
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) \ High-level political and military figures in Libya are meeting in Egypt with the hope of finding a solution for the ongoing clashes between political rivals. Over the past two-days Prime Minister Fayez Serraj of the Government of National Accord (GNA), the UN-backed government, met …
Read More »Goldman Was More than Just an Investment Bank for Libyan Investment Authority
On Tuesday the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) argued its case in court against Goldman Sachs saying that Goldman knowingly manipulated the LIA into bad investments. The LIA is suing the New York bank for $1.2 billion relating to nine investments that went sour in 2008 after Goldman allegedly misused the …
Read More »Haftar Forces Threaten to Bomb GNA Oil Tankers
Photo credits: Mahmud Turkia, AFP House of Representative Chief of Staff Abdulraziq Al-Nadori warned on Tuesday that any oil tanker that comes close to oil fields in eastern Libya without the green light from the National Oil Corporation (NOC) will be attacked. “We will target any boat that approaches …
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 »Algeria Attempts to Stop Arms Smuggling at Border with Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Thousands of Libyan firearms and weapons were confiscated by Algerian security forces since the beginning of the Libyan uprising that started in February of 2011. On Monday Al-Khabar news agency spoke with a security forces source in Algeria who said Algeria has obtained about 4,000 …
Read More »Libya’s National Oil Corporation Rejects Agreement Between GNA and Petroleum facilities Guard
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation of Libya (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis) Rising tensions among opposing groups in Libya could potentially cause further delay in opening the largest oil ports in the country. The Es Sider, Zueitina and Ras Lanuf oil ports have not …
Read More »UN:Libyan Conflict Prevents 279,000 Children From Going to School
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Photo retrieved from www.rand.org A report released by the United Nations on Monday said that an alarming 279,000 children were prevented by the ongoing conflict in Libya from going to school. The UN’s office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the data obtained …
Read More »Libyan Gazette Weekly News Digest 07/25: “France Violates Libya’s Sovereignty”
News DigestJuly 25, 2016 Your top stories from the past week: War for Eastern Libya 30 Killed In Eastern Libya (Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) 30 bodies were found dead in eastern Libya on Friday. 14 bodies were found in a garbage bin in Benghazi and were brought by …
Read More »41 Bodies Found on Libyan Shore
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Saturday 41 bodies, thought to be refugees, were found by volunteers on shores of Sabratha, a coastal city in Libya. The volunteers received training provided by the city council to spot human trafficking victims in mid-July. “We think that these are people who drowned …
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