On Friday, the Russian ambassador to Libya, Ivan Molotkov, said that Russia does not support the commander of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar. In an interview with Russian news agency “Sputnik”, Molotkov said that claims regarding Russian support for Haftar are incorrect; adding that they have repeatedly declared that they do …
Read More »US Designates ISIS in Libya A “Foreign Terrorist Organization”
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Thursday the US State Department designated Libya’s ISIS branch as a “foreign terrorist organization.” The US added the ISIS branches from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Libya to its global terrorism blacklist. The three ISIS branches were declared “specially designated global terrorists,” meaning that …
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