The shipments by the little-known Arkenu Oil Company, which was set up in 2023, are the first by a private Libyan company and mean some of the country‘s oil revenue is likely being channelled away from the Central Bank of Libya.
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Reuters was unable to determine who owns Arkenu. However, a U.N. panel of experts said in a Dec. 13 report, opens new tab to the Security Council that Arkenu was indirectly controlled by Saddam Haftar, one of Khalifa Haftar‘s sons.
Archiv: Khalifa Haftar / LNA militia / East Libya
Civil society organisations call for EU-Libya migration funding freeze as mass graves discovered
(February 14, 2025)
In Libya the torture and killing of migrants in detention, their abandonment at sea or in the desert; being held in conditions akin to slavery; being subject to starvation and other serious human rights violations have been documented extensively by the UN’s Independent Fact Finding Mission on Libya and other bodies.
It is clear that European Union migration funding to Libya, as well as migration funding to Libya from EU member states including Italy and France, has not delivered on its promise to improve conditions for people seeking safety.
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Signatories:
ASGI – Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration
Borderline-europe – Human Rights without borders e.V:
Border Violence Monitoring Network
CCFD-Terre Solidaire
Community Rights in Greece
Egyptian Human Rights Forum (EHRF)
EgyptWide for Human Rights
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
EuroMed Rights
Greek Council for Refugees (GCR)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe
KISA – Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism
La Cimade
MALDUSA Project
MISSION LIFELINE International e.V.
MV Louise Michel
Refugees in Libya
Refugees Platform Egypt (RPE)
Sea-Eye e. V.
Sea Punks e.V.
Sea-Watch
SOS Humanity e.V.
Statewatch
Transnational Institute
The Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights FTDES
Watch the Med – AlarmPhone
AFRICOM, U.S. Embassy Libya Discuss Security Cooperation with Libyan Leaders
Stuttgart, Germany Feb 08, 2025
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The two generals and the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Libya Jeremy Berndt met with officials from both the Government of National Unity (GNU) and Libya National Army (LNA) in locations throughout Libya, to include Tripoli, Benghazi, and Sirte, a city where U.S. support to the fight against Da’ish in 2016 helped the people of Sirte and the surrounding region regain peace and stability.
While there, leaders from both the GNU and LNA expressed commitment to greater military unification and cooperation efforts through face-to-face engagements and training that benefits both sides, contributing to Libyan efforts to overcome divisions and foster unity.
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
Ms. DiCarlo condemned not only the RSF attacks but also the indiscriminate airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in civilian-populated areas such as the capital Khartoum and El Fasher, a major city in North Darfur hosting thousands of internally displaced which has been besieged for months by the RSF.
“Both warring parties bear responsibility for this violence,” she stressed.
She added that as the rainy season nears its end, both sides continue to escalate their military operations, recruit new fighters and intensify their attacks, fuelled by “considerable” external support and a steady flow of arms.
“To put it bluntly, certain purported allies of the parties are enabling the slaughter in Sudan. This is unconscionable, it is illegal, and it must end.”
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The situation in Sudan has been in a freefall since the war erupted last April.
It is now the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people driven from their homes – nearly three million among them into neighbouring countries as refugees, according to the UN relief coordinating office, OCHA.
The war has also unleashed a severe hunger crisis, affecting millions.
A war for our age: how the battle for Sudan is being fuelled by forces far beyond its borders
In this conflict frontiers have no significance, control of resources is the primary prize, with forces arising in borderlands seeking their revenge on once contemptuous metropolitan elites. Trafficking networks across swathes of desert are extensions of the “battlespace”, and almost innumerable actors with an axe to grind or an agenda to pursue vastly outnumber those who seek to stop the fighting.
All of this happens in a shadowy penumbra defined by backroom deals, obscure alignments of interests, brutal realpolitik and disinformation. The poor and the weak and the unarmed suffer most, as ever.
US welcomes the results of JMC meeting in Cairo
The JMC concluded its meeting in Cairo, which lasted for two days, with the liaison committees from Chad, Sudan and Niger, approving the establishment of an integrated mechanism for joint coordination and data exchange to facilitate the full withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters from the country.
Einigung auf Abzug ausländischer Kämpfer in Libyen
Der einflussreiche General Chalifa Haftar ließ Kämpfer aus dem Tschad, dem Sudan, dem Niger und der russischen Gruppe Wagner für sich gegen die von der UNO anerkannte Regierung in Tripolis kämpfen. Hunderte Wagner-Söldner halten sich nach wie vor in Libyens ölreichem Osten und im Süden auf. Im Westen sind türkische Soldaten stationiert, um libysche Soldaten auszubilden.
International delegations taking part in the Libya Stability Conference begin to arrive in Tripoli
Other delegations who are set to participate in the conference began to arrive from Monday, where the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rose Marie Di Carlo, accompanied by the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis arrived.
Libyan parties express rejection of Paris conference next month
A French-staged international conference proposed for next November to discuss the Libyan crisis is losing momentum before even starting, as wider circles of Libyan politicians are voicing their rejection to the event.
Libya‘s Haftar says suspends military role, ahead of polls
„The international community expects Libyan officials in Tripoli and the rest of the country to work for presidential and legislative elections to take place as scheduled on December 24,“ German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said as he co-chaired a high-level meeting on Libya at the UN.
Gespräche in Genf Waffenstillstand in Libyen beschlossen
Militärvertreter des Ministerpräsidenten Fayez al-Sarraj und des Generals Chalifa Haftar waren seit Montag in Genf, um politische Gespräche über die Zukunft Libyens vorzubereiten. Diese Gespräche sollen im November in Tunesien beginnen. An den Genfer Gesprächen waren je fünf Militärvertreter beider Seiten beteiligt. Deshalb hießen die Gespräche 5+5. Das Format war bei der Berliner Libyen-Konferenz im Januar vereinbart worden.
Libya’s warring rivals sign nationwide “permanent ceasefire” at UN ceremony
After mediation led by UN envoy Stephanie Turco Williams this week, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission reached what the United Nations called an “important turning point towards peace and stability in Libya”.
EU removes Libya‘s Aguila Saleh from sanctions list
Aguila Saleh, leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya, no longer faces EU travel bans and asset freezes imposed four years ago, the EU said, confirming a Reuters report on September 9 that the so-called de-listing was planned.
Libya’s Haftar announces resumption of oil production, export
GNA Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeg says joint technical committee will supervise oil revenues and ensure fair oil distribution
Libya unity govt chief quitting
The head of Libya’s United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, said he plans to step down within six weeks as part of efforts to broker a peace agreement.
France suspends role in NATO naval mission over tensions with Turkey
Ties between NATO allies France and Turkey have soured in recent weeks over Libya, Northern Syria and drilling in the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey says will work with Italy for Libya peace, excoriates EU
Mevlut Cavusoglu made the comments during a joint news conference with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio. Italy and Turkey support the U.N.-backed government that is based in Tripoli against the rival forces under the command of Khalifa Hifter, who is supported by France, Russia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and other key Arab countries.
Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel
Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel expressed concern about the escalation of hostilities in Libya and emphasised that a speedy ceasefire and launch of intra-Libyan negotiations under the auspices of the UN were essential. The Russian side gave a positive assessment of Egypt’s mediation efforts to peacefully settle the Libyan crisis, following on from the decisions of the Berlin International Conference held on January 19 of this year.
Key aspects of developments in Syria, including those related to the humanitarian needs of the population of the republic, were also discussed.
Suspected mercenaries were released from arrest after two days
A group of 20 men evacuated from Benghazi, Libya and suspected of having been contracted to lend support to General Khalifa Haftar’s forces, were held under arrest in Malta for two days before being released without charge.
Multiple law enforcement sources speaking to this newspaper say the police are still investigating the incident, almost a year on since the arrival of the men on two RHIBs (rigid-hull inflatable boats) at the Valletta seaport in June 2019.
By Air and Sea, Mercenaries Landed in Libya. But the Plan Went South.
The abortive mercenary expedition last summer was organized and financed by a network of secretive companies in the United Arab Emirates, according to a confidential report submitted to the United Nations Security Council in February. The companies are controlled or part-owned by Christiaan Durrant, an Australian businessman and former fighter pilot who is a close associate of Erik Prince, America’s most famous mercenary entrepreneur.
Bericht zu Projekt „Opus“: UN enttarnen Geheimprojekt in Libyen
Im Bürgerkriegsland Libyen war offenbar eine Geheimmission privater Einsatzkräfte im Gange – gelenkt aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten. Das geht aus einem Bericht der Vereinten Nationen hervor, aus dem die Nachrichtenagenturen dpa und Bloomberg zitieren. Dubiose Sicherheitsfirmen wollten demnach den libyschen Warlord Chalifa Haftar unterstützen – und schmuggelten dazu Hubschrauber und planten Überfälle auf Schiffe im Mittelmeer.
Western Team Went to Help Moscow’s Man in Libya, UN Finds
Opus and Lancaster 6 financed and directed an operation to provide Haftar’s forces with helicopters, drones and cyber capabilities through a complex web of shell companies, according to two diplomats who briefed Bloomberg on the contents of the UN Panel of Experts report shared with the Security Council’s sanctions committee in February. The diplomats also shared excerpts of the report with Bloomberg.
Libyen: Haftar kündigt Abkommen auf
Dass Haftar jetzt das vor fünf Jahren geschlossene Abkommen aufkündigte, wirkt seltsam. Denn: Seine Offensive war bislang erfolglos. Die Milizen, die auf Seiten der anerkannten Regierung kämpfen, machen Gebietsgewinne, indem sie Haftar und seine Verbündeten zurückdrängen.
Libyan National Oil Corporation declares ‘state of emergency’ after Haftar’s forces close eastern oil ports
Libya’s national oil company has declared a “state of emergency” after exports of its oil from the ports in the eastern part of the country were blocked by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army‘s General Khalifa Haftar.
The Petroleum Facilities Guard – a militia that controls major export terminals in eastern Libya – has ordered local subsidiaries of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), who run them, to cease all operations, the firm said in a statement.
Greek PM calls Merkel over Libya talks snub
He also revealed he has sent letters outlining Greece’s positions to his European Union counterparts, and European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Greek PM threatens veto over Libya as Haftar visits Athens
Meanwhile, Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern Libyan forces, arrived in Athens on Thursday night and held an informal meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias ahead of their official talks on Friday. He will also hold talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament.
Vor Treffen in Berlin: Griechenland droht mit Libyen-Veto
Griechenland stemmt sich gegen den Vertrag zwischen Tripolis und der Türkei, weil er nach Ansicht Athens das Anrecht Griechenlands auf Seegebiete ignoriert, in denen Erdgasvorkommen vermutet werden.
Um so größer ist der Ärger, in Berlin nicht dabei zu sein
Maas in Libyen: Haftar will Waffenstillstand einhalten
„Er hat zugesagt – unabhängig davon, dass er die Waffenstillstandsvereinbarung Anfang der Woche in Moskau nicht unterschrieben hat – den Waffenstillstand einzuhalten. Das ist außerordentlich wichtig“, sagte Maas nach einem dreistündigen Gespräch mit Haftar im libyschen Bengasi.
Merkel lädt für Sonntag zu Libyen-Treffen in Berlin ein
Der Bürgerkrieg in Libyen tobt seit dem vom Westen unterstützten Sturz des Langzeitherrschers Muammar al-Gaddafi im Jahr 2011. Die Türkei unterstützt die international anerkannte Regierung von Ministerpräsident Al-Sarradsch. Russland stärkt – wie Ägypten, Saudi-Arabien und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE) – General Haftar.
Libyen: Verhandlungen in Russland und Deutschland
Fajis as-Sarradsch, Chalifa Haftar und Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu reisten heute nach Moskau, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wird am Sonntag in Berlin erwartet
In der Zuschauerrolle
Nach der Zusammenkunft veröffentlichten die Außenminister und der EU-Außenbeauftragte eine gemeinsame Erklärung, in der sie – als Vertreter von Staaten, die sich seit je politisch in Libyen einmischen – erklärten: „Die anhaltende Einmischung von außen schürt die Krise“; überhaupt sei auswärtiger Einfluss „zum Nachteil der nationalen Interessen des Landes“. Maas berichtete, es sei ein „sehr konstruktives Gespräch gewesen“; seine drei Amtskollegen und Borrell hätten den „Berlin-Prozess“ unterstützt. Noch in diesem Monat solle die angekündigte internationale Libyen-Konferenz stattfinden.
Haftar-Truppen erobern libysche Küstenstadt Sirte
Die LNA erklärte, auch die Luftwaffenbasis im Süden der Stadt eingenommen zu haben.
Egypt holds war games in Mediterranean as Turkey declares military intervention
Egypt says it has staged large-scale naval war games in the Mediterranean, throwing into the drills some of its most valuable and recent acquisitions, including a French-made helicopter carrier and a German-made submarine.
Libya conflict: Tripoli military school suffers deadly air strike
The UN-backed government blamed rebel forces loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar for the attack. The rebels denied involvement.
Bei einem #Luftangriff auf die Militärakademie in #Libyen hat es mindestens 28 Tote gegeben. Das Militär der international anerkannten Regierung beschuldigt „unbekannte ausländische Kampfflugzeuge“, die Rebellengeneral Chalifa Haftar unterstützen sollen
Sisi, Trump discuss Libyan crisis, Ethiopian Dam talks
The Egyptian leader also hailed the role played by the Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Haftar, to combat terrorism, and thwart the activities of the armed organizations and militias that have threatened regional security.
Putin Makes A Move In Libya’s Oil Crescent
This might seem odd given the constructive relationship between Moscow and Field Marshal Haftar – Sirte is much deeper in Haftar-controlled territory and thus might be perceived as safer to work at – yet in this case it is the 3 previous discoveries that eventually carried the day. If heavy streams are added to Tatneft’s portfolio or if Gazprom decides to restart works on its offshore block, the political link between Moscow and Tripoli might get even more thorough.
Mercenaries flock to Libya raising fears of prolonged war
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.
Leaders of two different groups of Sudanese fighters active in Libya have told the Guardian that they had received hundreds of new recruits in recent months. Both groups were fighting with the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar against the internationally recognised government in Tripoli.
Eastern Libyan forces seize ship with a Turkish crew: spokesman
Eastern Libyan forces seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew on Saturday off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said, amid rising tensions with Turkey, which supports the rival and internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli.
Libya’s GNA accepts Turkey’s offer for military support to repel Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli
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.
Bürgerkrieg: Libyen will türkische Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen
Bei dem Treffen Ende November hatten Sarradsch und Erdogan auch ein Abkommen über Seegrenzen im Mittelmeer unterschrieben. Dabei geht es um Erdgasbohrungen südlich von Zypern.
Tripolis umzingelt: Libysche Einheitsregierung drängt auf Ausbau der Militärkooperation mit Türkei
Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan und der Chef der Tripolis-Regierung, Fayez al-Sarradsch, hatten Ende November ein Abkommen über das gegenseitige Einverständnis im Militärbereich und hinsichtlich der See-Zonen unterzeichnet. Griechenland, Ägypten und das in Ostlibyen sitzende Repräsentantenhaus (das Parlament) bezeichneten die türkisch-libyschen Memoranden als illegitim und außer Kraft.
Zuvor hatte der mit den ostlibyschen Behörden kooperierende Marschall Haftar den Start eines entschiedenen Gefechts und des Vordringens in das Zentrum von Tripolis angekündigt.
Türkische Mittelmeerpläne: Libyen als „Trojanisches Pferd“
(10.12.2019)
Die Reihe derer, denen die Türkei mit einem Maritim-Abkommen, auf die Füße tritt, ist lang: Angefangen von der Republik Zypern, Griechenland, der EU und Israel reicht die Liste bis zum libyschen Feldmarschall Haftar und seiner LNA-Miliz, großen libyschen Stämmen, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, Ägypten, der russischen Führung und dem französischen Präsidenten Macron.
Turkey renews military pledge to Libya as threat of Mediterranean war grows
Ankara ready to defend government in Tripoli in latest policy to inflame tensions with US, EU, Greece and Middle East countries
Tunisia on high security alert in light of Libyan situation
According to Hayouni, the degree of vigilance is increased in anticipation of any emergency resulting from the events currently taking place in Libya and the subsequent influx of a large number of Libyan families, as well as the possibility of infiltration of certain armed groups on Tunisian soil.
UN expert report unmasks Libya arms embargo violations
From buying an Irish navy boat re-registered as a „pleasure yacht“ to enlisting a Canadian firm to recruit Sudanese fighters – Libya‘s warring parties are running rings around a UN arms embargo.
Spotlight: Active military involvement in Libya serves no Turkish interest: analysts
A senior navy officer from the Tobruk-based rival forces reportedly said he was ordered by Haftar to sink any approaching Turkish research vessels.
Haftar, who failed to capture Tripoli in a major attack earlier this year, announced late Thursday that the „decisive battle“ to seize Tripoli began.
Libyscher General verhängt Flugverbotszone
Nach Bekanntwerden des Absturzes von zwei Aufklärungsdrohnen der USA und Italiens in Libyen haben Milizen eine Flugverbotszone für Teile des Bürgerkriegslandes verhängt.
Die Zone reiche von der Küstenstadt Sirte bis Suara, teilte Ahmed al-Mesmari, der Sprecher der Truppen von General Chalifa Haftar, gestern mit.
Sieben Tote und 30 Verletzte bei Luftangriff in Tripolis
Regierungstreue Kräfte erklärten auf Facebook, „Drohnen der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate“ hätten den Anschlag verübt, um den „Kriegsverbrecher Haftar“ zu unterstützen.
Tripolis will nach Fund französischer Waffen Erklärung
Der Außenminister der international anerkannten Einheitsregierung in Tripolis, Mohammed Tahar Siala, rief seinen französischen Amtskollegen Jean-Yves Le Drian „dringend“ auf zu erklären, wann und wie die Waffen in den Besitz von Haftars Truppen gelangt seien.
Missiles belonging to French army found at pro-Haftar base in Libya
(10.07.2019)
The missiles were intended for the “protection of a French military unit deployed to carry out counter-terrorism operations”, the ministry added.
In its statement, the French ministry of defence also denied the Javelins had been given to Haftar’s forces, and it further reiterated that the arms were not subject to import restrictions because they were intended for the protection of French troops.
Libyan militia building mercenary air force, rivals claim
(04.05.2017)
From February 2015, the Ukrainian Glissada company, specialising in the supply of spare parts for airplanes and helicopters of various nations, began looking for pilots and technicians with experience on the Mirage F1 for full-time jobs in Africa.
The final client was Libya Dawn, via the Caravana Middle East company based in Jordan and directed by a US-Jordanian, Rami Ghanem Najm, according to MEE‘s source. Najm was arrested in December 2015 in Greece on an international arrest warrant and extradited to the US on arms trafficking charges.
The first two foreign mercenaries appeared in Misrata in June 2015. One of them refused to bomb LNA troops and left. The other – an Ecuadorian, reinforced by technicians of the same country – carried out several air strikes against LNA forces, then Islamic State militants in the Sirte region.
General Haftar has powerful friends. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE provide him with arms, fighter jets and money
Libysche Rebellen schießen ausländischen Piloten ab
Der Verletzte, der Angaben der Rebellen zufolge die portugiesische Staatsbürgerschaft hat, wurde mit blutverschmiertem Gesicht gefilmt, die Bilder auf sozialen Netzwerken verbreitet. Ein Augenzeuge bestätigte der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters, dass das Flugzeug in Al-Hira, in der Nähe der 80 Kilometer südlich der Hauptstadt gelegenen Stadt Gharyan, abgestürzt sei, eine Stellungnahme der Regierung in Tripolis steht noch aus.
Libyen: Hunderte Menschen sterben bei jüngsten Gefechten
Seit Anfang April kämpfen Rebellen um die Hauptstadt Tripolis, wo die von den UN gestützte Regierung sitzt. Die WHO berichtet von einem starken Anstieg der Opferzahlen.
Libyen – Haftar trumpft auf
Dessen Regime unter General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi gehört zu Haftars wichtigsten und zuverlässigsten Unterstützern. Hauptsächlich von dort und aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten kommen nach Erkenntnissen der UNO die Waffen, die trotz eines 2011 vom Sicherheitsrat beschlossenen Embargos an Haftars Truppen geliefert werden. Die Rechnungen zahlt zu einem großen Teil Saudi-Arabien.
Libyens Hauptstadt: Kampf um Tripolis eskaliert weiter
Zudem gab es Luftabwehrfeuer der Armee, nachdem eine Drohne oder ein anderes Kampfflugzeug wiederholt minutenlang über der Stadt gekreist sei und dann angegriffen habe. Die Explosionen seien schwerer gewesen als in den vergangenen Tagen.
Den Einwohnern zufolge sollen mehrere Raketen in einem Stützpunkt der Regierungstruppen in einem südlichen Außenbezirk eingeschlagen sein.
Airstrikes hit Tripoli as Haftar steps up assault on Libyan capital
Residents had reported drone strikes in recent days, but there has been no confirmation and explosions heard in the city centre this time were louder than in previous days.
Residents counted several missile strikes, one of which apparently hit a military camp of forces loyal to the UN-recognised government in the Sabaa district in the south of the capital – scene of the heaviest fighting between the rival forces.
Ein Führungstraum
So deutet sich eine Antwort auf die Frage an, was die Bundeswehr in der Sahara soll: die Stellvertreter Italiens und Frankreichs beim Krach ums Öl auseinanderhalten und Migranten in die Wüste jagen. Deutschland wird Friedensstifter. Ein Führungstraum.
Trump praises Libyan general as his troops march on US backed government in Tripoli
President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar Monday, praising his role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya‘s vast oil resources even as Haftar‘s troops continue their offensive against the UN and US-backed government in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
White House says Trump spoke to Libyan commander Haftar on Monday
Both the United States and Russia said on Thursday they could not support a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Libya at this time.
Haftar was among officers who helped Gaddafi rise to power in 1969 but fell out with him during Libya’s war with Chad in the 1980s. Haftar was taken prisoner by the Chadians and had to be rescued by the CIA after having worked from Chad to overthrow Gaddafi.
He lived for around 20 years in the U.S. state of Virginia before returning home in 2011 to join other rebels in the uprising that ousted Gaddafi.
Ostlibyen will Offensive auf Tripolis fortsetzen
Die Kämpfe konzentrierten sich zuletzt auf einen ausgedienten Flughafen etwa elf Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum entfernt. Bei einem Angriff der ostlibyschen Armee (LNA) wurde der Hof einer Grundschule getroffen, wie ein Reuters-Reporter beobachten konnte. Laut LNA war das Ziel eigentlich ein Lager der Tripolis-Truppen.
Saudi Arabia Promised Support to Libyan Warlord in Push to Seize Tripoli
The offer came during a visit to Saudi Arabia that was just one of several meetings Mr. Haftar had with foreign dignitaries in the weeks and days before he began the military campaign on April 4.
Tausende fliehen vor Gefechten aus Tripolis
Die Libysche National Armee (LNA) des abtrünnigen Generals Chalifa Haftar kämpfte in der Gegend des stillgelegten internationalen Flughafens und im Bezirk Ain Sara gegen die Streitkräfte der international anerkannten Regierung. Nach ihrem Vormarsch hat sich die LNA in den südlichen Vororten von Tripolis etwa elf Kilometer vom Zentrum entfernt festgesetzt.
Libya – From Ghaddafi To Hafter
In March 2011 the United Kindom, France and the U.S. set out to destroy the government of Libya. Muslim Brotherhood militia and al-Qaeda aligned forces, equipped by Qatar and supported by Britain, took the easten city of Benghazi. The U.S. airforce destroyed government troops on the ground and helped the militants to capture and murder Muhammar Ghaddafi. Chaos ensued as various tribal forces, local militia and Islamists fought over control of the cities and the spoils.
Die nächste Runde im libyschen Krieg
Mit diesem Krieg, an dem sich auch deutsche Soldaten in NATO-Hauptquartieren beteiligten, haben die westlichen Mächte Libyen in seine heutige fatale Situation gebombt: Ihrem Militäreinsatz verdankt das Land letztlich den Bürgerkrieg.
Haftar’s forces continue push into Tripoli as Libya crisis escalates
The UN has reported that thousands are fleeing the capital city in face of Haftar‘s surprise offensive.
Forces loyal to Haftar have pressed on with their assault since Thursday despite international calls to halt hostilities.
The fighting in southern Tripoli has so far killed at least 25 and wounded 80, a spokesman for the health ministry said Monday.
Libya‘s oil fields fall into Haftar‘s hands
(today)
In the short term, Haftar‘s offensive has actually improved Libya‘s oil production, now running at about 1mn bl/d. Sharara had been closed since December after the militia paid to guard it took control, demanding a massive pay rise. When Haftar‘s forces captured Sharara they allowed the militia to stay, provided it removed key leaders and dropped excessive pay demands. In early March the NOC reopened the field.
Libya‘s Haftar Takes Control of Country’s Largest Oil Field
(11.2.2019)
Armed protesters had closed down the 300,000 barrel-per-day deposit in December, demanding more money and investment in the remote region.
“Sharara is completely secure and ready to resume pumping,” LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari said Tuesday in a telephone interview. “The guards at the field handed over the field to our forces peacefully.”