Libya

Libya

US air strikes help Libyan forces tackle Islamic State in Sirte

Libyan forces with support from US air strikes are continuing to fight against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte.

03/08/2016

Libya

Libya PM hails success of US air strikes on ISIL

The UN-backed government in Libya has hailed the success of US air strikes against ISIL fighters in the coastal city of Sirte.

01/08/2016

Libya

Libya: ISIL-held city of Sirte 'on the verge of being liberated' says military

Libyan families have started to return home to Sirte after months of displacement.

29/07/2016

Libya

Libya: pro-government forces 'make gains' against ISIL

In Libya, forces loyal to the unity government say they have made significant gains in residential districts of Sirte, as they battle to oust ISIL fighters.

22/06/2016

Libya

Libyan forces claim port in Islamic State militant stronghold of Sirte

Troops aligned with Libya’s unity government claim to have seized control of the port of Sirte, a key stronghold of Islamic State militants.

11/06/2016

Libya

Libyan pro-government brigades advance on ISIL stronghold of Sirte

In Libya the so-called Islamic State group is battling to hold on to its stronghold of Sirte after forces aligned with the new unity government advanced on the…

09/06/2016

Libya

Migrants in the Med: Over 100 more bodies wash up on Libyan coast

Familiar scenes as bodies are recovered from the beach close to Libyan coastal city of Zuwara as numbers of boats making the crossing to Italy surge.

03/06/2016

Libya

Libya migrant route does roaring trade in absence of authority

Libya has become, once again, the main jump-off point for migrants heading for Europe, after the closure of the Balkan and Aegean Sea routes.

30/05/2016

Libya

Dozens of migrants feared drowned in latest Mediterranean tragedy

Up to 30 people are feared drowned in the second migrant tragedy in as many days in the Mediterranean.

26/05/2016

Libya

Libyan forces advance on ISIL stringhold of Sirte

Libyan forces claim to have pushed back ISIL fighters towards their stronghold of Sirte on the Libyan coast.

19/05/2016

Libya

Divided Libya agrees on oil

Rival Libyan factions have reached an outline agreement to join forces and form a single oil authority operating throughout the country.

17/05/2016

Libya

Libya coast guard rescues more than 100 migrants from Africa

Libya’s coast guard said it intercepted a dinghy carrying more than 100 African migrants on Monday (May 16). Matza Samwe, a migrant from Nigeria

16/05/2016

Libya

Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi

Libya’s eastern army gained more ground in Benghazi on Tuesday (April 19) after a major offensive against rebels. Dozens of Islamist militants were

20/04/2016

Libya

Hundreds of migrants rounded up in Tripoli

Experts warn of a potential increase in numbers on the Central Mediterranean route

17/04/2016

Libya

ISIL has doubled its numbers in Libya says US

Western governments fear the group is trying to exploit Libya's ongoing political chaos.

08/04/2016

Libya

Libya's unity government arrives in Tripoli despite blockade

UN-backed government defies attempts to keep it out

31/03/2016

Libya

Two Italian hostages reportedly killed in Libya attack

Two Italian construction workers who’d been kidnapped in Libya have reportedly been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State

03/03/2016

Libya

Local ISIL chief captured in Libyan city of Sabratha

A local ISIL (Islamic State) chief has been captured in the Libyan city of Sabratha according the Tripoli-based government which is not

26/02/2016

Libya

UN has 'only 4 percent' of humanitarian relief funds needed in Libya

The United Nations has been issuing some dire warnings this week about the worsening humanitarian situation in Libya. The UN’s humanitarian

24/02/2016

Libya

Would a UN-backed government save Libya's oilfields?

Oilfields in Libya are likely to come under further attack unless a United Nations-backed government is approved. The comments come from the head of

22/02/2016

Libya

US says senior ISIL commander probably killed in Libya airstrike

US officials say it’s likely that a senior ISIL commander – linked to major attacks in Tunisia last year – was killed in air strikes on Libyan soil

19/02/2016

Libya

US air raid strikes at ISIL targets in Libya

American fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Libya, targeting the self-styled Islamic State group. The US military says it targeted a senior

19/02/2016

Libya

Libyan officials struggle to control ISIL-induced oil terminal blaze

Emergency services are struggling to control a blaze at an oil terminal in Libya. ISIL militants attacked the facility on Thursday, January 21. Five

24/01/2016

Libya

Truck bomb attack in Libya most deadly since fall of Gaddafi

At least 60 people have died in a blast at a police training school in the north of the country

07/01/2016

Libya

Libya: Dozens killed in truck bomb attack at police training centre

Dozens of people have been killed in a truck bomb attack on a police training centre in the Libyan town of Zliten. There are conflicting reports

07/01/2016

Libya

ISIL continues assault on Libyan oil ports

There has been a second day of fighting at Libya’s two main oil storage ports, with ISIL fighters from Sirte claiming they have entered El Sider and

05/01/2016