Ansar Al-Sharia says Hafter is waging war against Islam
By Libya Herald staff. Statement from Ansar Al-Sharia Tripoli, 21 May 2014: Ansar Al-Sharia, one of the principle targets of...
Breaking News: Massive explosions as missiles hit residential area near Tripoli’s airport road
By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 21 May 2014: Four large explosions could be heard across the capital just after midnight...
Stray rocket kills two and leaves three badly burnt in Tripoli
By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 20 May 2014: A rocket apparently fired mistakenly by an unknown individual has killed two...
Central Libya Shield forces scrap move on Tripoli
By Taher Zaroog. Misrata, 20 May 2014: The forces of Central Libya Shield have returned to their barracks in Misrata...
Two unidentified men found executed in Benghazi
By Moutaz Ahmed. Benghazi, 20 May 2014: The bodies of two unidentified men, each killed by a single shot to...
Seven more mayors inaugurated at municipal council ceremony in Tripoli
By Seraj Essul. A member of Idri Shati Municipal Council casts her ballot (Photo: Seraj Essul) Tripoli, 20 May 2014:...
Benghazi’s Saiqa Special Forces join Hafter’s ‘Dignity Operation’
By Moutaz Ahmed. Wanis Bukhamada: 'we will strike with an iron hand' (Photo: Abdulla Doma) Benghazi, 19 May 2014: Saiqa...
Al-Thinni tells Congress to go
By Libya Herald staff. Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinniya, General National Congress Tripoli, 19 May 2014: The government today joined the...
40kg bomb found near Benina Airport as violence simmers below the surface in Benghazi
By Noora Ibrahim and Moutaz Ahmed. Bomb diffused by Saiqa experts in Benghazi being transported back to Saiqa Brigade (Photo:...
Government condemns violence in Tripoli and reaffirms the legitimacy of the state
By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 19 May 2014: The government has condemned yesterday’s attack by Qaaqaa and Sawaq forces on...
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