LNA Spokesman: Time for Dialogue Is Over, Army Will End Rule of Armed Groups

Libyan National Army's spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari stated that the battle of Tripoli reached a decisive stage. Again. In a televised interview with the US-based Al-Hurra TV channel Ahmed Al-Mismari said that the attack conducted by armed groups on the army's axes was being prepared for a long time with the aim to storm the city …

LNA Air Force Ops Room Commander Announced New Operation Called “Consequence of Trickery” to Revive Battle Over Tripoli

The Air Force Operations Room's Commander of Libyan National Army Mohamed Manfour appealed residents of the Libyan capital Tripoli to stay away from any site that may be objected to air strikes. Mohamed Manfour said on Sunday that "after exhausting all the traditional means in the battle for liberating the rest of Libya and after …

Footage Reveals that Ankara Sends Instructors to Train the Libyan Unity’s Government’s Fighters to Operate Turkish-made Armored Vehicles

Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar once again accused Turkey of providing military support to forces and armed groups aligned with the Tripoli-based government. Last Tuesday, War Information Division, the Libyan National Army's Information Office, released on its official Facebook page a footage showing the Turkish-speaking instructors training the Government of National Accord's …

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 …

Prominent Misurata’s Field Commander Killed in Clashes in Tripoli As Khalifa Haftar-led Forces Announced They Are Heading towards Libyan Capital’s City Center

One of the high-level commanders of Misurata's armed groups was killed in fighting on Monday in the southern Tripoli's district of Salah Al-Din, many accounts on social media confirmed. The Libyan National Army also confirmed the killing of Mohamed Bayou called as "Shere Khan" who was a well known field commander from the city of …

Human Smugglers in Libya Have Links to Tripoli-Based Government of National Accord’s Security Services: U.N. report

Most armed groups involved in human smuggling and trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions, sanctions experts said in a confidential report to a U.N. Security Council committee. People smugglers operating with impunity in Libya have sent hundreds of thousands of migrants to Europe, mainly Italy, by sea since 2014. Thousands …

Commander of Western Region: Libyan National Army Quietly Continues Its Move toward Tripoli

The Commander of Libyan National Army's Western Region Major General Abdussalam Al-Hassi confirmed that the armed forces still keep on progressing within the capital Tripoli. Abdussalam Al-Hassi said in an interview to Ashark Al-Awsat outlet that the Libyan National Army (LNA) is advancing quietly, trying to spare the residents of Tripoli the consequences of fighting. …

Zintan Welcomes Advance of Libyan National Army within Western Libya, Calling on Tripolitania to Stand with Their Armed Forces

The civil, social and military forces of Zintan town welcomed in a joint statement the advance made by the Khalifa Haftar's armed forces towards the Western region with the aim of entering the capital Tripoli. The Council of Elders in the Libyan town of Zintan, about 130 kilometers southeast of Tripoli, released on Thursday April …

Another Military Unit Joined Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army After Starting Operation to Purge the West from Armed Groups

The 9th Infantry Brigade from Tarhouna town, about 60 km southeast of Tripoli, declared its commitment to the Libyan National Army, expressed its readiness to accomplish any order possible by the LNA commander. According to a video message recorded by the military unit's troops and broadcasted on Libyan TV, all personnel and commanders of combat …