Libya

Libya’s Haftar must choose political over military solution: Turkey

Jan 21, 2020 17:29

Turkey says Khalifa Haftar, the commander of rebel militia in Libya, must submit to international calls for a political solution to the persisting armed conflict in the North African country.
Foreign powers call for 'permanent' Libya ceasefire, vow end to foreign interference

Jan 20, 2020 09:30

Key players and foreign powers implicated in the Libyan crisis have agreed on the need for a 'permanent' ceasefire and an end to foreign interference in the country.
Johnson appears keen to exploit Libyan conflict

Jan 20, 2020 08:40

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that British troops could help “police” a future ceasefire in Libya, as world powers scramble to contain the conflict in the war-torn North African country.
Woman rejoicing at Lt. Gen. Soleimani’s assassination works for Libya’s Saudi-backed militia: Report

Jan 20, 2020 06:36

An Iranian-American woman who rejoiced at the assassination of Iran's Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), by US terrorists in Baghdad works for the Saudi-backed Libyan militia led by Khalifa Haftar, who is known to have worked for the CIA spy agency for many years, says a report.
Libya’s Haftar must end ‘hostile attitude’ to resolve conflict: Erdogan

Jan 19, 2020 17:41

Turkey says Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar should end his “hostile attitude” in order to resolve the conflict in the war-wracked North African country.
Summit on Libyan peace to open in Berlin

Jan 19, 2020 13:36

The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey, and France are set to meet in Berlin to discuss ways to end the conflict in the North African country of Libya.
Turkey deploys more militants from Syria to Libya to help protect Tripoli-based GNA: Report

Jan 19, 2020 08:20

Roughly 2,000 members of Turkish-backed Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria have reportedly arrived in Libya to fight on the battlefields in support of the embattled Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA).
Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya, President Erdogan says

Jan 17, 2020 08:51

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is starting deployment of troops to Libya in support of the embattled United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and in line with agreements relating to maritime border demarcation and enhanced security cooperation.
Turkey ‘not pessimistic’ about ceasefire in Libya but wary of Haftar

Jan 16, 2020 08:19

Turkey says it is not pessimistic about the prospect of a ceasefire in Libya, even after the collapse of peace talks in Moscow, but accuses renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar of seeking continued conflict.
Libyan rebel commander leaves Moscow without signing peace deal

Jan 14, 2020 11:46

Attempts to broker a ceasefire between the sides to the Libyan conflict have failed in Russia, Moscow has confirmed, as the head of rebel forces in Libya leaves the peace talks.