Tag Archives: Khalifa Ghweil

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Member states of the European Union are considering  providing Libya with boats to assist in their refugee management program called Operation Sophia, which began in June 2015. Earlier this week, the EU said they are hoping that Libya will be able to protect its own …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), along with Libyan ministers visited Sirte on Wednesday to honour the efforts of the many who have sacrificed so much to rid Sirte of ISIS. This was the Prime Minister’s first visit to …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces loyal to the Libyan unity Government (GNA) say they have finally reached the end of their battle with ISIS. After three months of intense battle against the extremist group, the Libyan army is planning and preparing for the end of ISIS in Sirte. …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) stopped oil production of two oilfields after the Libyan unity Government (GNA) did not pay for the security of the oilfields, said Mohammad Ahmad Alkhbasha, a brigade commander on Tuesday. Alkhbasha said the PFG in the south closed the Gulf …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya sent its last stockpile of chemical weapons to Germany following a UN-backed plan to make sure the chemical weapons are not obtained by the wrong people, said Libyan officials on Tuesday. The departure of the chemical weapons out of Libya brought relief to many …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff)   Over the weekend, refugees on route to Sicily from Libya were rescued by a navy vessel and were taken to Augusta port in Sicily. A total 576 refugees were rescued on the Mediterranean from seven different rescue missions this weekend. The body of a …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The House of Representatives (HoR), which is backed by General Khalifa Haftar and his rival to the UN-backed Libyan government, has voted “no confidence” in recognizing the Government of National Accord (GNA), said Abdullah Ablahig, spokesperson for the HoR. The result of the vote was …

(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 …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Two Syrian girls died in the Mediterranean after their boat which was carrying 27 Syrian refugees on route to Europe capsized off the shores of Libya. The girls, who were eight months and five years old, were among six of the 27 passengers on the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Thursday, the governments of the US, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the UK said that they support the decision of the Government of National Accord (GNA) to appoint a panel that will direct the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in its management of Libya’s state …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Canadian government told the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s federal police force, to look into a UN report which stated that a Canadian owned company violated a UN arms embargo by sending dozens of armoured personnel carriers to war-torn Libya. On Monday, the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Post victory talks among Libyan officials are already taking place as the Libyans announce the appointment of a military governor to administer Sirte, once their forces are victorious against ISIS. Colonel Mohamed Al-Ghasrie said, “our forces will nominate a leader. He might rule for a …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, Libyan forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli said that the last districts in central Sirte, where ISIS fighters were hiding, are now under their control. Libyan forces have been battling against ISIS since May and have recently made significant gains …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Streit Group, a Canadian-owned company, has supplied armoured vehicles to war torn Libya in violation of the UN imposed arms embargo. The UN has spoken against Streit Group, who has manufacturing plants in Innisfil, Ontario, north of Toronto, for violating a UN resolution and sending …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) US Special Operations troops are aiding and advising forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli (GNA) in their fight against ISIS in Sirte, said the Pentagon. On Tuesday, Henrietta Levin, the Pentagon spokesperson said, “A small number of US forces have gone in …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) After making major gains in Sirte this week, forces loyal to the UN-backed government (GNA) began the process of clearing the areas they liberated of any landmines and other explosives left by ISIS. Though the GNA backed forces were able to make major gains, there …