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Dec
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship

Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship

NEWS
EASTERN-BASED Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman has said, a possible new flashpoint in the conflict after weeks of truce. Turkey is the main foreign backer of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), in the west, which has for years been fighting the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari added that the commercial cargo ship, Mabrouka, had 17 crew, including nine Turkish nationals, and containers that had not yet been inspected. LNA naval forces stopped it near the eastern…
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Oct
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace

Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace

HUMAN RIGHTS
LIBYA’S warring armies have agreed a ceasefire and, years after being forced to flee for their lives, the Bouzids and the Alis are finally back at home. Like many on opposite sides of the front lines, the two families have lost loved ones and seen their livelihoods and dreams destroyed by nearly a decade of conflict. But while daunting obstacles still stand in the way of a lasting political settlement, the Bouzids are slowly repairing their own small corner of the country, the ransacked south Tripoli farm they returned to after fighting in the area ended in June. "Dad, Mum…
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Oct
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city

Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city

NEWS
LIBYA authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna, adding to the scores of corpses already discovered since the area was recaptured in June by the Government of National Accord (GNA). Tarhouna had for years been controlled by a militia known as the Kaniyat, run by the local Kani family, which fought alongside Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). The GNA has issued arrest warrants for Kaniyat leaders who are now believed to be in eastern Libya. When Turkish support helped the internationally recognised GNA take back Tarhouna in a sudden advance…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead

Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead

NEWS
LIBYA’S warring factions have signed a permanent ceasefire agreement, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider agreement among myriad armed groups and the outside powers that support them. Acting United Nations envoy Stephanie Williams said the ceasefire would start immediately and all foreign fighters must quit Libya within three months. Forces would withdraw from front lines and a new joint police force would secure those areas. As a first commercial passenger flight in more than a year crossed front lines from Tripoli to the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, Williams noted Libya's "fraught"…
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Oct
04
2020
By The African Mirror
EU removes Libya’s powerbroker Saleh from sanctions list

EU removes Libya’s powerbroker Saleh from sanctions list

NEWS
THE European Union has removed an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays a central role in any negotiated settlement in Libya. 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. "The de-listing of speaker Saleh was agreed in light of his recent constructive engagement in support of a negotiated political solution to the Libyan crisis," an EU statement said. After…
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Sep
25
2020
By The African Mirror
Eastern Libyan forces say they killed Islamic State leader

Eastern Libyan forces say they killed Islamic State leader

NEWS
EASTERN  Libyan forces say they killed the leader of the Islamic State group in North Africa during a raid in the southern desert city of Sebha. The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Masmari said Abu Moaz al-Iraqi was among nine militants killed during the raid earlier this month but was only identified afterwards. Islamic State in Libya was formed by al Qaeda militants who took advantage of the chaos after the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi to seize territory and launch attacks. The group took control of the central coastal city of Sirte in early 2015 and established a…
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Sep
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya’s Haftar says he will lift oil blockade, with conditions

Libya’s Haftar says he will lift oil blockade, with conditions

NEWS
EASTERN Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Friday he would lift for one month his blockade of oil output and said he had agreed with the rival Tripoli government on "fair distribution" of energy revenue. A resumption of oil exports after the eight-month blockade would relieve mounting financial pressure for both sides in the Libyan conflict and could remove a major obstacle towards a political settlement, but it is not yet clear if the declared agreement has wider support. "We are ready to open oil fields, to secure the future of Libya, for one month," Haftar said in a statement…
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Sep
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Baby steps towards peace in Libya

Baby steps towards peace in Libya

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER IN pursuit of a Libyan-led solution for their deep political problems, the two factions at war and bidding to rule Libya have met and have taken the first step towards an agreement that could bring peace and stability in that country. The Libyan Dialogue, hosted by Bouznika, Morocco, is aimed at bringing peace to a country that has known peace since the death, in 2011 of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The two factions - the Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk Parliament - reached a watershed agreement that is expected to pave the way to…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Libyan families file U.S. lawsuit accusing LNA leader Haftar of war crimes

Libyan families file U.S. lawsuit accusing LNA leader Haftar of war crimes

NEWS
HUMEYRA PAMUK TWO Libyan families filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. federal court late on Thursday accusing Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), of war crimes, human rights abuses and torture during a 2016-2017 offensive to seize a key Libyan district, a court filing showed. The complaint, the third filed in a U.S. court against the military commander, is linked to 2016-2017 siege of the Libyan district of Ganfouda, which had been encircled for months as Haftar waged a years-long military campaign to drive Islamist-led opponents from eastern city of Benghazi. The fate of civilians trapped…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
U.N. warns of Libya arms build-up and virus surge

U.N. warns of Libya arms build-up and virus surge

NEWS
The United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday that foreign supporters of both sides in the civil war were helping them stockpile weapons in breach of an arms embargo and as coronavirus "spirals out of control" in the country. Some 70 resupply flights had landed in eastern airports in support of the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar since July 8, Stephanie Williams told the U.N. Security Council. In the same period, 30 flights and nine cargo ships had carried materiel to western Libya to assist the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli. She did…
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