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Erdogan says Turkey ready to increase military support, as Libyan National Army detects use of civilian flights from Turkey to carry military equipment (UPDATED)

President Erdogan said that Turkey will increase its military support to the internationally recognised government of Libya if necessary and will evaluate ground, air and marine options. Meanwhile the Libyan National…

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Air strikes in southern Tripoli kill eight fighters allied to GNA

Eight fighters allied to Libya’s internationally recognised government were killed in air strikes as rival eastern forces stepped up an offensive to retake a strategic city south of Tripoli, officials…

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UPDATED: Halt to military operations in Libya during Eid al-Adha, reports of bombing on Mitiga airport

Italian news agency ANSA reported that the ceasefire was broken hours after it came in force. ANSA quotes Libyan TV station Al Ahrar that it is reporting a bombardment on…

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Haftar’s forces retreat from Aziziya

Reuters reports that forces supporting Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli pushed back troops loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to more than 60 km south-west of the capital Tripoli.…

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LNA trying to open new fronts around Tripoli

As the death toll in the fighting in Libya reached 254, the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan National Army (LNA), announced that they were calling in…

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Egyptian President Sisi meets Libyan commander Haftar in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met in Cairo with Khalifa Haftar, the commander of eastern-based Libyan forces, the Libyan National Army (LNA), who are currently advancing on the…

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Heavy airstrikes on the edge of Tripoli

The Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Khalifa Haftar intensified its airstrikes on positions held by forces loyal to Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the Government of…

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Disease outbreaks feared in Libya… blasts in downtown Tripoli

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it feared outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and people fleeing fighting nearing Tripoli, and warning it has about two weeks…

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Italy warns of humanitarian crisis in Libya… another attack by ISIS

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the Lower House Parliament that the conflict in Libya risks creating a humanitarian crisis with major consequences for security. Conte said the humanitarian crisis,…

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Haftar continues advancing on Tripoli

In spite of various international appeals, the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Khalifa Haftar continued its march on the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Haftar’s forces announced that they…

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UPDATED: Air strike on Mitiga airport

Reports from Libya said that aircraft under the command of Khalifa Haftar’s forces Monday bombed Mitiga airport though there has been no independent confirmation as to who carried out…

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Death toll rises in fighting around Libyan capital

At least 32 people have been killed and around 50 wounded in fighting around Libyan capital Tripoli after an offensive to take the city by the Libyan National Army (LNA),…

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Fierce fighting around Tripoli

Fighting escalated on Sunday around Libyan capital Tripoli as a military assault on the city by the eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar led to 21 deaths and nearly…

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Haftar forces announce air raid on Tripoli suburb

Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said Sunday they carried out their first air strike on a suburb of Tripoli, where loyalist fighters announced a counteroffensive to defend the capital.…

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LNA reaches the outskirts of Tripoli

The Libyan National Army (LNA), under the command of Khalifa Haftar, says it has advanced into the outskirts of Tripoli as it continues its thrust against the internationally recognised government…

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Haftar tells forces… enter Tripoli peacefully or forcefully

Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the self-proclaimed army in eastern Libya, the Libyan National Army (LNA), has called on his forces to advance on Tripoli and take it’s control either…

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Libya’s Presidential Council declares military alert in view of imminent suspicions offensive against Tripoli

Libya’s Presidential Council declared a military alert Wednesday after forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar were deployed to western parts of the country, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the chairman…

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