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UN unanimously extends Libya's arms embargo for 1 year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously extended the ban on the flow of weapons to Libya for another one year, even as infighting between rebel commander Khalifa Haftar's forces and UN-backed government shows no signs of abating in the s
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Haftar's forces attack Tripoli airport for second consecutive night
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jun 7 (ANI): Rebel commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) continued its attack on the military section at Tripoli airport on Thursday night.
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Haftar's forces repel attack on Tripoli airport, 15 killed
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jun 3 (ANI): At least 15 "GNA militants" were killed when Khalifa Haftar's Libya National Army (LNA) repelled attacks on the Tripoli airport here, said LNA General Command press service director Khalifa Obeidi on Monday.
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Libya: 18 injured after two explosions rock Derna
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Derna [Libya], Jun 2 (ANI): Around 18 people were injured after two bomb-laden cars exploded near the headquarters of the Libyan National Army (LNA) here, according to local media reports on Sunday.
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Over 90,000 displaced in Libya due to fighting in Tripoli: UN
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jun 1 (ANI): More than 90,000 people have been displaced in Libya since April as a result of the armed conflict between Khalifa Haftar's army and UN-backed government forces in capital Tripoli, United Nations said on Friday.
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Libya's GNA head Sarraj to meet with Macron in Paris
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 8 (ANI): In a bid to gather support in the European Union (EU) against Khalifa Haftar's offensive, Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Sarraj, is poised to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron here on Wednesday.
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Libya: Haftar's air force destroys GNA's headquaters
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 06 (ANI): Khalifa Haftar-led forces destroyed the headquarters' of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, reported Sputnik.
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ISIL killed 9 Hafter's soldiers in Libya
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sebha [Libya], May 05 (ANI) Islamic states of Iraq and Levant on Sunday attacked renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's military training camp situated in Southen city of Sebha in Libya, killing nine soldiers, reported Al Jazeera.
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Libya: Death toll rises to 392 in Tripoli fighting
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 3 (ANI) : More than 390 people have lost their lives and over 1,900 are wounded due to the fighting between UN-backed government forces and Khalifa Haftar's army in Tripoli since April 04, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Libya government reinforces its position in Tripoli
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 2 (ANI): Forces loyal to Libya's UN recognised government which is fighting against renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's fighter, has reinforced their positions in the capital of Tripoli, reported Al Jazeera.
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Iraq demands Bahrain FM's apology for insulting Shia cleric
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 28 (ANI): Iraq on Sunday demanded an apology from Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa after the latter insulted an Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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UN slams shelling of civilian areas in Tripoli
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations expressed concerns about the shelling of residential areas in Tripoli, with the UN spokesperson outlining that it "is completely unacceptable by any measure."
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