Fierce fighting in south Benghazi as LNA “masses forces” outside city
By Ayman Amzein. Benghazi, 10 April 2015: As many as 3,500 government troops are reported to be being massed outside ...
Tag: Khalifa Hafter
Prominent Tarhouna elder kidnapped after phone call: report
By Saber Ayyub. Tripoli, 10 March 2015: There are allegations today that Libya Dawn is tapping phone conversations following reports that a ...
Hafter sworn in as Commander General of Libyan armed forces
By Libya Herald staff. HoR President Agela Salah Gwaider promotes Khalifa Hafter to Lieutenant General and Commander General of the ...
HoR and Congress agree to resume dialogue in Morocco; Libya Dawn says Zintanis must surrender before any ceasefire
By Libya Herald staff. Bernardino Leon with the House of Representatives in Tobruk today (Photo: Aisa Al-Araibi) Tripoli/Tunis 2 March ...
HoR moves closer to creating new top armed forces’ role
By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 24 February 2015: The House of Representatives has today agreed to work on legal changes ...
Guba bombings makes army “all the more determined” says Hafter as Jerushi threatens Misrata and Mitiga
By Libya Herald staff. Benghazi, 21 February 2105: Yesterday’s suicide bombs in Guba which killed 46 people will not stop ...
Benghazi demonstrators call for Hafter-led military council, burn US and British flags
By Libya Herald staff. Benghazi, 20 February 2015: Demonstrators in Benghazi’s Kish Square today demanded the House of Representatives (HoR) ...
Cyrenaican demonstrators demand Hafter be appointed head of military council
By Libya Herald staff. Demonstrators in Benghazi (Photo: Abdullah Doma) Benghazi, 13 February 2015: Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Benghazi ...
Hafter appointment as commander “untrue”: Chairman of HoR Defence Committee
By Ajnadin Mustafa and Adam Ali. Tripoli/Benghazi, 4 February 2015: The report published by the Libya Herald yesterday that Major-General ...
Amnesty says targeted sanctions and accountability “crucial” to ending war crimes in Benghazi
By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 28 January 2015: Amnesty International has said that targeted UN sanctions and accountability, including through ...
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