Special to WorldTribune.com Old enemies have formed a new alliance in an effort to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of Syria. Commanders who were loyal to longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi have teamed up with former foe and current Libyan military leader Gen. Khalifa Haftar in an attempt to surround ISIL’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com All military brigades in Libya’s third-largest city were deployed to a key crossroads on May 6 after it was overrun by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists. ISIL advanced on the Abu Grein crossroads, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) south of Misrata, in an assault in which a suicide bomber killed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A skilled sniper is said to be assassinating Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) top leaders in Libya. Three commanders at ISIL’s Libyan stronghold in Sirte have been shot dead from long range in recent weeks, according to a report by the London Telegraph, citing local Libyan media. Social media reports […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Greek Coast Guard seized a ship carrying an undeclared shipment of weapons en route from Turkey to Libya. Greek officials said the Bolivia-flagged freighter, MV Haddad-1, left the Turkish port of of Iskenderun with some 5,000 rifles. “The ship had set sail from Turkey bound for Libya, with a declared cargo […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has unveiled its Air Force in strikes on militias. Officials said Libya deployed its Air Force in attacks on rebel militias in the southern portion of the North African state. The officials said the Soviet-supplied Air Force sent both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in the first such campaign since […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Western security firms have arrived to establish a presence in Libya. Industry sources said a range of Western security companies have sought to open offices in several Libyan cities. They said the companies were focusing on Benghazi, the headquarters of the rebel movement. “Benghazi is considered the safest city in […]