Tag: benghazi
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Who are Haftar’s loyalists blackmailing Europe?
Yesterday, Khalifa Haftar’s Prime Minister Osama Saad Hammad released a statement declaring that the EU delegation to Libya had violated Libya’s protocol and entry requirements. This is untrue because the actual reason for sending back the EU delegation upon its arrival to Benghazi was a refusal by Khalifa Haftar to directly meet with EU Migration…
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Tensions rise between the EU and Khalifa Haftar’s rump dictatorship over blackmail with migrants and maritime borders
Following its visit to Libya’s capital Tripoli to discuss migration, the EU delegation flew to Benghazi but was told to turn away upon arrival at Benina International Airport. The EU delegation was composed of EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, Maltese Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and…
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Alkagesta is using Raiffeisen Bank
An online press outlet has collected all the articles and documents published about Alkagaesta, the big oil trader in Malta that is accused of selling contraband Libyan oil in Malta and Hurd’s Bank. The news article with the documents can be found here. Alkagesta denies these accusations. The batch of documents can be found here.…
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USS Mount Whitney arrives in Benghazi after trip to Tripoli
The USS Mount Whitney, the command ship of the Sixth Fleet has arrived in Benghazi after visiting the Port of Tripoli. US Vice-Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson is onboard the ship and is meeting with both Libyan leaders and high-level security officials to discuss security issues and unification efforts. The US visit is taking place as…
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The Libyan authorities continue their operations against human smugglers in the Libyan desert
The Libyan authorities have continued with their extensive operation against human smugglers in the desert, stating they have freed up to 82 Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants from captivity in the town of Zalla. The migrants were held for ransoms of up to $10,000, which were demanded from their families. Several suspects were also arrested. The…
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Harmony Jets, private-charter flight company based in Malta, violated sanctions by transporting Irish mercenaries to Benghazi
The Malta based private-charter flight company, Harmony Jets, has violated sanctions by transporting Irish mercenaries and their military equipment from European cities to Benghazi, a UNSC report has found. The company denied the accusations but refused to answer questions and provide the necessary information to the UNSC investigative panel. The UNSC investigation found that Harmony…
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Libyan National Army says 7 soldiers were killed in operations against smugglers in the south-east
The Head of the General Directorate of Security Operations of Benghazi, Major General Jamal Al-Amami, who is effectively also responsible for security and police operations in the east of Libya, announced earlier this week, that up to 7 soldiers of the Libyan National Army have been killed in gun-fights against smugglers in the south-east of…
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More of Haftar’s forces arrive at the border with Algeria
Photos have been released of more of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces arriving at the Western borders of Libya with Algeria. Khalifa Haftar is currently threatening to wage a war against the demcoratically-elected and legitimate giovernment of Tripoli over border control in the West and South of the country. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and…
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Khalifa Haftar sends his troops to the southern borders while Tripoli remains calm
General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army has announced it has sent more of its troops to the Libyan southern borders with Mali, Niger and Chad. The Libyan capital of Tripoli remains calm with military checkpoints having been set up earlier this week after clashes between the Libyan National Army and forces of the Government of…
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Khalifa Haftar threatens war during the celebrations of the 84th anniversary of the Libyan National Army
Khalifa Haftar threatened to resolve the political crisis with arms if it is not resolved soon during yesterday’s celebrations of the 84th anniversary of the Libyan National Army, held in Benghazi. Yesterday, at least nine people killed in clashes in Tajoura, but the road to the city has been re-opened since then. The University of…
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War is brewing in Libya: travel notices have been issued
The United States, Canada and India have all issued travel warnings for their citizens against traveling to Libya. The travel notices have been released upon reports that war in Libya may be imminent. Earlier this month, the Government of National Unity began a military push in the South and the West to retake territories and…
