Libya
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Jan- 2020 -22 JanuaryAfrica
Libya suspends operations at recently reopened Tripoli airport after rocket fire
Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli's sole functioning airport, Libya's embattled government said
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14 JanuaryAfrica
Haftar leaves Russia without signing Libya peace deal
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain
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13 JanuaryAfrica
Libya’s rival leaders to meet in Moscow for ceasefire talks
War-torn Libya's rival leaders Fayez al-Serraj and Khalifa Haftar are set to meet in Moscow to discuss a ceasefire agreement
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7 JanuaryAfrica
Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling
LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country
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2 JanuaryAfrica
Turkish parliament approves Libya troop deployment
Turkey's parliament approved the deployment of troops to Libya in support of the Government of National Accord in Tripoli
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Dec- 2019 -28 DecemberAfrica
Erdogan to seek parliament’s approval to send Turkish troops to Libya
President Erdogan announced plans to send Turkish troops to aid Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, a move that may risk proxy war with Russia
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16 DecemberEurope
Turkey delivers Bayraktar TB2 drone to northern Cyprus
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus amid growing tensions over Turkey's deal with Libya
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10 DecemberAfrica
Erdogan says Turkey ready to send troops to help Libyan government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to send troops to Libya if requested by the UN-backed government in Tripoli
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Nov- 2019 -28 NovemberAfrica
Airstrikes hit Libya’s el-Feel oil field after Tripoli-based government seizes control
Western Libyan forces seized control of el-Feel oil field from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, prompting retaliatory airstrikes
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26 NovemberAfrica
US officials meet Haftar in bid to end offensive against Libyan government
US officials met with rogue Libyan field marshal Khalifa Haftar in an effort to halt his offensive against Tripoli's UN-backed government
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