Haftar

Hundreds of Libyans protested Friday against Khalifa Haftar and his airstrikes  on different areas that led to heavy civilian death toll since last April as part of his offensive to take Tripoli from the internationally recognized…

Libya's oil infrastructure has once again found itself in the crosshairs of the country's prolonged civil conflict between the UN-backed Government of National Accord and Khalifa Haftar's forces.The country's 120,000 b/d Al-Zawiya…

Two civilians were killed and eight injured on Thursday in an airstrike by Khalifa Haftar's forces on north-western Libyan city of Al-Zawiya, according to local hospital officials.Warplanes loyal to Khalifa Haftar bombed Al-Zawiya city…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced military backing for Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), saying in a speech in Ankara on Thursday that he will present the Turkish parliament with…

Turkey may need to draft a bill to allow for troop deployment to Libya and its parliament is working on the issue, Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, after Ankara signed a military cooperation agreement with Tripoli last…

A new wave of mercenaries from Sudan is fighting in Libya, deepening concerns that the conflict in the north African state has descended into an intractable international war that could destabilise much of the region, according to The…

The forces of Khalifa Haftar have released a ship with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend off Derna's coast.Ahmad al-Masmari, a spokesman for Haftar's forces, said on Monday they found no weapons on the vessel flying a…

An official source from Misurata has told Libyan Express that the news about the request of the city for an additional deadline of three more days by Khalifa Haftar's forces to withdraw their forces from Tripoli is untrue and a mere…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar have towed a Grenada-flagged ship with Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said.Saturday's move came hours after the Turkish Parliament approved a security and military cooperation deal with…

The United States is "very concerned" about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting Khalifa Haftar's forces on the ground turning the conflict into a bloodier one, a…

The Presidential Council of Libya’s UN-backed government condemned Friday an airstrike by foreign forces supporting commander Khalifa Haftar. On Thursday, the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced that an airstrike by foreign…

Turkey cannot remain silent against "mercenaries" like Russian-backed Wagner that support the forces of Khalifa Haftar in Libya, broadcaster NTV quoted President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Friday. "Through the group named Wagner, they…

Libya's United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord has accepted an offer from Turkey for military and logistical support as it seeks to repel an offensive led by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar.The Tripoli-based Government…

Drones from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday targeted the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, killing one and injuring three members of forces loyal to the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA).The GNA security forces in Sirte,…

Libya’s city of Misurata, northwest of capital Tripoli, has declared its support to battle the “decisive war” against Khalifa Haftar's forces, vowing to deploy all of its armed brigades to defeat the attacking forces of Haftar, whom it said…

After the Khalifa Haftar told his forces on the outskirts of Tripoli that their Zero Hour for attacking the capital and entering its neighborhoods had come, they led a heavy attack on different frontlines in southern Tripoli but were faced…

Turkey has applied to the UN to register the pact signed with Libya that sets out the countries’ maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Anadolu Agency has reported.It said Ankara applied to the UN to register the memorandum…

The Tripoli-based Mitiga Airport has reopened and the airliners have resumed flights from the capital after months of closure due to attacks by Khalifa Haftar's forces. On Thursday morning, the management of Mitiga Airport announced…

A Pro-Haftar propagandist, Mohammed Emtallil, has sparked outrage on social media in Libya as he called on live TV for burning and destroying Misurata city and all who live in it.The propagandist said on Libya Channel that revenge shall…

Khalifa Haftar's forces have been receiving training from Israeli Mossad officers over the last few months in a bid to intensify fighting for Tripoli and finally manage to enter it, The New Arab said in a report. According to the…