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Libya’s main warring factions sign permanent ceasefire
- Africa
- October 23, 2020, 19:08
Libya’s main warring factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on Friday, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider(...)

Libya’s warring sides take steps towards ending hostilities
- Africa
- August 21, 2020, 17:22
The UN-backed government in Libya has announced a ceasefire in the civil war which pits it against eastern-based forces headed by Khalifa Haftar, a re(...)

Tripoli government to boycott Arab League talks on Libya
- Africa
- June 22, 2020, 17:38
The United Nations-backed government in Tripoli is refusing to attend talks on the future of Libya in Cairo on Tuesday after Egypt threatened military(...)

Rebel Libyan general rejects Putin and Erdogan call for ceasefire
- Africa
- January 10, 2020, 17:50
Libyan rebel general Khalifa Haftar has rejected a joint Russian and Turkish appeal for a ceasefire, advanced on the western city of Misrata, and anno(...)

Libyan rebel forces reportedly take control of strategic city of Sirte
- Africa
- January 6, 2020, 22:27
Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid(...)

Tripoli airport targeted as battle for Libyan capital rages
- Africa
- April 8, 2019, 15:37
Tripoli’s main airport came under attack from forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, the warlord who has launched an offensive to capture the Libyan (...)

Baghdadi urges militants to keep fighting in undated recording
- Middle East
- September 28, 2017, 20:34
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi exhorted followers on Thursday to stand fast and keep fighting in his first purported audio communication in(...)

Over 80 killed in Libya stealth strikes on Isis - US defence chief
- Africa
- January 19, 2017, 15:15
More than 80 Islamic State fighters were killed in US air strikes on Libya on Wednesday night, US defence secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday. US B(...)

Libyan forces clear last Islamic State holdout in Sirte
- Africa
- December 6, 2016, 19:07
Libyan forces have finished clearing the final district of the former Islamic State stronghold of Sirte in which the jihadist group had been holding o(...)

How Europe’s drug trade scaled up, straight through Isis turf
- Middle East
- September 14, 2016, 15:50
The investigators for Italy’s anti-drug unit were used to measuring the flow of hashish from Moroccan fields to European shores one speedboat or Jet (...)