The location of Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of Libya’s ex-dictator, is unclear despite the United Nations demand that he be turned over to the International Criminal Court for trial. GENEVA — Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the son of Libya’s ousted dictator, should be turned over to the International Criminal Court …
With Islamic State driven from its last urban stronghold in strife-ridden but energy-rich Libya, fresh turmoil is brewing over control of lucrative oil installations. And a polarizing military figure who once enjoyed close U.S. support — Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar — is at the heart of the unfolding struggle. The …
The latest peace accord has merely reconfigured the conflict, not solved it WHEN Fayez al-Serraj returned to Libya in March the situation looked unusually hopeful. For two years, rival governments in the east and west of the country had fought over a disputed election. But in December representatives from both …
“Here we are, fighting the West’s war against terrorism. But although the West promises help, it never comes.” ~IBRAHIM MUSTAFA, a 29-year-old commander in Surt, Libya, where forces organized under the auspices of the United Nations-backed unity government are attacking the Islamic State. Source: Quotation of the Day – …
In the best of times, opening a new restaurant is risky. But doing it in Libya – where political conflict and economic crisis have reigned since dictator Moammar Gadhafi was toppled in 2011 — takes true courage. Yet, the ongoing instability in Libya is exactly why Abdelmuttaleb Twigiri has set …
Fighters loyal to Libya’s former government have joined forces with ISIL, threatening to the country’s security. It is a beautiful sandy beach and emerald green waves roll in from the Mediterranean Sea. The coast of Misrata goes on for kilometres and as I look into the distance I see nothing …
“It’s become like America, a land of opportunity — for kidnappers.” ~MOHANNED EL MAHJOUB, a militia commander in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, five years after the uprising that ousted Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Source: Quotation of the Day – The New York Times
After years of turmoil and frustration with the United Nations peace process, some suggest that a king can rescue the country. TRIPOLI, Libya — The deserted royal palace here, hidden behind locked gates and an overgrown garden, stands as a monument to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s virulent rejection of Libya’s monarchy. …
If the two rival governments are not reconciled, ISIL and al-Qaeda will strengthen their hold in Libya. When former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was dragged from a drainage pipe in his hometown of Sirte and summarily executed by rebel forces in October 2011, much of the world looked at …
A month after it was agreed in Morocco, a U.N.-backed plan for a united Libyan government is struggling to take off. Efforts to push the hard-fought compromise through show the enduring regional rivalries and power struggles that have bedeviled Libya since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. While foreign pressure …
A video of the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians by an Islamic State affiliate is sparking calls for outside military intervention in Libya. This is an imprudent response to Islamic State’s growing presence and an unrealistic solution to the country’s ongoing chaos — and, in many ways, would make both problems worse. …
Three years after Western military intervention helped topple Col Muammar Gaddafi, many believe Libya is rapidly turning into a failed state. There are two rival governments, and the parliament elected in June has been forced to flee from hostile militias – to a grey concrete 1970s hotel near the Egyptian …