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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Tunisian President Béji Caid Essebsi met in Tunis to discuss the latest developments in Libya. During the meeting, Shoukry reviewed Egypt’s efforts in supporting the political process and Ghassan Salame’s plan, in addition to supporting the unification of Libyan military institutions. Shoukry stressed the …

Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel said ISIS in Syria and Iraq has invited its fighters to go to Libya, the Sahel, and the Sahara. At the opening of a forum on combating terrorism in the African continent, which was held in the city of Oran on Sunday, Messahel said his …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunday, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj called for a national reconciliation effort to resolve Libya’s divisions. In an interview with Reuters at the UN headquarters in New York, Sarraj stated that the battle to liberate Sirte from ISIS is in its final stages despite setbacks …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunday, forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) launched an attack against ISIS fighters in Sirte, ending a two-week pause in fighting. The Libyan military’s media centre posted a statement on their Facebook page reporting that their fighters killed two ISIS …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces continue to make advances against ISIS in Sirte despite being subject to constant terror attacks from the extremist group, and having limited resources. Knowing that their days in Libya are numbered, ISIS fighters have resorted to planting more lethal Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Forces loyal to the GNA took over a building known to ISIS as “The House of Muslim Funds” finding jewelry made of gold, stacks of bills and weapons in it. The valuables are believed to have been stolen by ISIS from the homes of locals …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Forces loyal to the Libyan unity government backed by the UN say they are close to liberating Sirte from ISIS fighters. The Government of National Accord (GNA) forces said they have captured the city’s main mosque as well as a jail that was operated by …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) ISIS has survived in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq even though a range of anti-ISIS forces have been fighting them for over two years to no end. Such forces include the Iraqi army, Kurdish and sectarian militias and Western armies such as the …