Haftar

Forces loyal to Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar launched a rocket attack Thursday on the capital Tripoli, hitting the Central Hospital on Al-Zawiya Street, and other downtown areas.Tripoli Central Hospital and some civilian areas were…

NATO is ready to support Libya’s government led by Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the military alliance said on Thursday.In an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, Jens Stoltenberg noted that NATO has 30 partners, which on many…

Libya on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to take a stand against rocket attacks by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces that struck dangerously close to the Turkish and Italian foreign missions in Tripoli. The attacks of Haftar’s…

Turkey is going to consider elements of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar as a legitimate target if the country’s interests in Libya are targeted, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Haftar’s attacks which targeted diplomatic…

UNSMIL has renewed its strong condemnation of attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Tripoli, reiterating its call for those responsible for crimes under international law to be brought to justice."According to…

Attacks by Khalifa Haftar’s forces left the Libyan government "no choice but to respond," according to a statement from by the prime ministry's press office.Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord criticized…

The forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar carried out Saturday heavy artillery shelling on Tripoli's Mitiga Airport and surrounding neighborhoods of Bab Benghashir and Sooq Al-Jumua as well as Abu Salim.The Libyan Health Ministry…

Russian private military contractor Wagner Group has up to 1,200 people deployed in Libya, strengthening the forces of eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on…

Libyan government forces launched a military operation early Tuesday to liberate Al-Watiya airbase, southwest of the capital Tripoli and controlled by militias loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, a military sources…

Turkey accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting “coup plotters” and destabilizing the region after Abu Dhabi had renewed its backing for Khalifa Haftar's coup on the internationally recognized political agreement in Libya.…

A number of top United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials visited Wednesday the Sudanese capital to rally support and recruit fighters for Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar, sources have told Al Jazeera.Two planes, one bearing the insignia of…

Libya's High Council of State condemned Tuesday warlord Khalifa Haftar's move of unilaterally declaring himself the ruler of the country."What the war criminal Haftar said was a coup on the democratic path, not new but a continuation of…

The conflict in Libya will not end with “unilateral decisions," France said, in response to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s unilateral declaration of becoming the ruler of Libya. In a statement, Olivier Gauvin, the deputy spokesman for the…

Khalifa Haftar on Monday unilaterally declared himself the ruler of Libya, announcing a coup on the Skhirat Political Agreement and the House of Representatives. In a video statement, Haftar pointed to street demonstrations in areas…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar targeted with several rockets a mosque in south of Tripoli, the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Sunday. The mosque in Ain Zara in southern Tripoli was seriously damaged after being…

The Russian private military contractor Wagner Group was accused by Libya's Interior Minister on Wednesday of carrying out a chemical attack in Libya's capital, Tripoli, specifically on Salah Al-Deen frontline."Wagner mercenaries used…

Over 11,000 tonnes of jet fuel has been shipped by UAE-based companies to eastern Libya, in suspected violation of an international arms embargo, according to documents seen by the Financial Times.The shipment - worth as much as $5m -…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Sunday that it had downed a United Arab Emirates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the north of the country."Our forces successfully shot down an Emirati drone south…

Libyan Army forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) have launched an all-out offensive on Tarhuna in western Libya against Khalifa Haftar's forces and backup forces of the so-called 9th Brigade or…

Itamilradar website stated that it had tracked a USAF Boeing C-17A (callsign RCH223, reg. 09-9205) as it was making an unusual flight from the USA (Andrews AFB) to Benghazi, Libya, directly.The aviation tracking website added Thursday…