Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Libya has become a leading weapons supplier to Syria. The United Nations has determined that weapons and ammunition were sent from Libya to Syria. The UN report, relayed to the Security Council, said the military equipment was sent to Syrian rebels by sea and air. “There have been an increasing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has ordered its largest military intervention in an effort to repel militias. Officials said the Tripoli government has launched the widest use of the new North African military since the ouster of Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The officials said the military, under the command of Chief of Staff […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has sought to launch military reorganization and modernization amid rising unrest. Libya’s new defense minister said he was studying models for the reorganization of the North African military. Mohammed Al Barghathi, the new defense minister, said the effort has been hampered by internal and foreign adversaries as well as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has outlined the U.S. role in the Sunni revolt in Syria. A leading Russian official provided details of purported U.S. support of the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Alexei Pushkov, chairman of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said Washington was directing and organizing supplies of weapons and other equipment […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing A rebellion in Mali that might have otherwise excited little interest commanded international attention when word came of its hardline Islamist nature and, more importantly, its ties to Al Qaida in the Maghreb (AQIM). In recent days, French, Malian, and other African troops have launched attacks into Northern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Hamas regime and its Palestinian militia allies were said to have ordered huge amounts of weapons from Libya. Egyptian officials said security forces have captured a convoy that contained thousands of munitions and missiles bound for the Gaza Strip via the Sinai Peninsula. The officials said the seizure was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has agreed to help dispose of weapons of mass destruction in Libya. Officials said the Baghdad government has approved an effort to help Libya remove chemical weapons found in the arsenal of the late Libyan Col. Moammar Gadhafi. The officials said the project would begin over the next few […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya plans to decentralize its energy sector in wake of the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said Libya’s state-owned National Oil would no longer have sole control over the North African nation’s crude oil and natural gas sector. They said subsidiaries would be allowed to hold tenders and issue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States said it has restored military cooperation with Libya. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has renewed defense and military cooperation with the interim government that replaced the late Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. They said the cooperation could result in U.S. help to build and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has reported the launch of military operations meant to stabilize the North African state. Officials said the interim government in Tripoli has ordered the first military operations in Libya since the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. They said Libyan Army units have been deployed along the borders of the […]