Turkey Blatantly Violated the UN Arms Embargo on Libya, Raising Risk of Proxy War to Unprecedented Extent

The Libyan armed groups affiliated with the Government of National Accord received a large amount of armored vehicles and weapons from Turkey to fight the opposing Libyan National Army headed by the strongman Khalifa Haftar, as the battle for Tripoli is well under way.On last Friday, the information office of the “Bourkan al-Ghadab” operation, launched …

House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Libya Sheds Light on Struggle within the U.S. Gov’t, Called for a Greater America’s Involvement in Libyan crisis

On May 15, the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on Libya, marking a significant divergence in views with the President Donald Trump regarding the U.S. policy towards Libya. As the US president Donald Trump recently expressed in a phone call his support to the commander of the …

Italy to Stand for Its Gains in Libya as France Is Plotting Revenge

Last week Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini once again lashed out at France and personally the French President Emanuel Macron, saying that Paris was not looking to bring calm to violence-ravaged Libya because of its energy interests which area at odds with Italy’s own. Well known for his intransigent position of stigmatizing France, Salvini added …

As Islamic State Recovers in Western Libya, GNA Struggles to Form Joint Security Force of Tripoli’s Militias

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Foreign Ministry of  UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Tripoli in a show-off of its recently emerged presence in the country's west. According to ISIS Amaq news agency, three inghimasi militants managed to enter the MFA HQ, overpowered security guards and set the building …

Turkey’s Ambition for Libya Crushed by Palermo conference: Is Ankara Looking for Revenge?

Three weeks ago, Italy has turned a new page of the Libyan conflict’s book. On 12-13th of November the Italian authorities finally held an international conference in Palermo that brought together all major Libyan players as well as more than 30 high-level foreign delegations. The conference was designed as an alternative for the French action …

UN Security Council Sanctions Prominent Militia Leader Saleh Badi, Enrages Pro-Turkish Accounts and Pro-Qatari Media

The UN Security Council has blacklisted Saleh Badi, a prominient Libya Dawn leader and commander of Al-Samoud battalion from Misrata, over his repeated attempts to undermine stability in Libya. The UN Security Council in coordination with the U.S., France and Britain secured the agreement to sanction Salah Badi under the terms of UN SC Resolution …

Libya’s Tripoli See Another Spiral Of Violence Amid Refusal Of Militias to Lay Down Their Arms

On Tuesday, armed clashes between rival armed groups have resumed in the area of Airport road south of Tripoli, disrupting a ceasefire agreement reached in early September. As a result of damage to generators and the city's public electricity networks, a vast area from Tripoli up to Ras Ajdir on the border with Tunisia, and …

As France-Italy Scramble Goes On, Bad Relations With Haftar Threaten To Blow Up Italy’s Conference On Libya

Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini added fuel to a growing rivalry between France and Italy over Libya and lashed out again at French President Emmanuel Macron who has earlier called himself as Salvini's sworn enemy. “The enemy of French President is his country's people,” Salvini shot back on Wednesday at a joint press conference with …

Four Possible Scenarios For The Future of Libya

Libya's channel media outlet presented with four possible scenarios of what will happen to Libya if the constitutional referendum is hold before the upcoming elections. The infographics released on the Libya's channel official Twitter page makes an attempt to forecast the feasible outcomes and impact on the Libyan crisis depending on what happens during the …

الجيش الوطني الليبي يكافح المقاتلين الهاربين من سوريا والعراق

أعلن روبين ماك، ناطق باسم قيادة القوات الأمريكية في أفريقيا "أفريقوم"، خلال مقابلة مع صحيفة "ميليتاري تايمز" أن " ألاف المقاتلين منذ عام 2014 غادروا أفريقيا الشمالية لمحاربة في العراق وسوريا. وقد يرجع الكثير منهم إذا فشلت جهود داعش في الشام". في سياق متصل،ا قالت وزيرة الأمن الداخلي الأمريكية كيرستين نيلسن، إن عناصر تنظيم "داعش" …