EU calls for immediate ceasefire and the LNA to withdraw from Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 April 2019: A declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini made yesterday on behalf of ...
Tag: LNA Libyan National Army
Intense fighting heard overnight after a period of consolidation as UN voices concern over ”indiscriminate use of explosive weapons”
Sami Zaptia. London, 10 April 2019: Tripoli residents reported a night of intense fighting, or at least the sounds of ...
UNSMIL postpones Ghadames National Conference until conditions are right
By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 April 2019: Ghassan Salame, head of UNSMIL, had announced today the postponement of the forthcoming ...
Mitiga airport to reopen as its possible military use emerges
By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 April 2019: Libya’s Airports Authority announced last night that Mitiga airport will reopen today as ...
Serraj GNA launches ‘‘Volcano of Rage’’ anti-Hafter operation to defend Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 April 2019: The Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council and Government of National Accord launched its ‘‘Volcano ...
Hafter advance towards Tripoli repulsed as ‘Wadi Doum 2’ operation launched by Western Region Forces
By Sami Zaptia. London, 5 April 2019: The Khalifa Hafter Libyan National Army (LNA) and its regional allies seemed to ...
Serraj announces state of alert in response to Hafter’s LNA provocation – international community urges de-escalation
By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 April 2019: Faiez Serraj, head of the Presidency Council and Government of National Accord, in ...
LNA entered Gharian peacefully: Mesmari
By Maha Ellawati and Sami Zaptia. Benghazi and London, 4 April 2019: Speaking to Libya Herald’s eastern Libya reporter today, ...
MoI temporarily suspends right to demonstrate due to security conditions
By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 March 2019: The Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior (MoI) temporarily suspended the right to demonstrations on ...
Salame’s latest brief to UN Security Council: Qualified praise for Hafter, warned against mobilization, concerned about Derna, confirmed Abu Dhabi outcomes, need more economic reforms and stressed need for National Conference
By Sami Zaptia. London, 21 March 2019: During his latest brief on Libya to the UN Security Council made via ...
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