Tag: gnu
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Clashes escalate in Tripoli as Government of National Unity clamps down on rival factions
Clashes in Tripoli are ongoing as the Government of National Unity has deployed loyalist factions to root out rival armed-factions in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The GNU is currently fighting several armed factions including the Rada armed faction, which is being accused of assassinating Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, the head of the Stability Support Apparatus.…
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Khalifa Haftar’s supporters fall short of MPs in ousting the Libyan Government of National Unity from power
The political situation in Libya has returned to the same old impasse, as 50 Libyan members of the House of Representatives signed and voted for a memorandum ousting President Abdul-Hamid Dbeiba and the Government of National Unity from power, naming Osama Hammad as Prime Minister. Osama Hammad is already serving as acting Prime Minister. The…
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US and European Embassies urge Libyan parties to hold off clashes
The Embassies to Libya of the United States, France, Britain, Italy and Germany have issued a statement urging the Libyan parties to hold off clashes and collaborate on security. The statement read: “Given the real concerns about border security along Libya’s southern border, we urge the security forces in the east and west to seize…
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Tripoli announces army mobilisation: Haftar sends his troops to Gahdames
The Tripoli Government of National Unity has declared a mobilisation of its armed forces to prepare for the fight against Khalifa Haftar’s forces (Libyan National Army). A military convoy from Misrata of the GNU has also left for the South of Libya. Meanwhile, Khalifa Haftar’s LNA has announced that it will be sending convoys 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…
