Libyan National Army

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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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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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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Libyan police officers killed in airstrike on Tripoli station

Two Libyan policemen were killed in an air strike on a police station in the suburbs of Tripoli late Tuesday, the Government of National Accord said. Its interior ministry blamed the strike on the self-styled Libyan National Army of General Khalifa Haftar, who launched an offensive against the capital in April. Hundreds of people – both combatants and civilians – have been killed in the fighting and tens of thousands have fled. “The air force of war criminal Haftar targeted the headquarters of the rapid intervention force… in Ain Zara on Tuesday, killing two security agents,” the ministry said in a statement. It added that four other people were wounded and posted pictures on its Facebook page of police cars in flames. With reporting from AFP

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Did a PMC Wagner employee leave a trail of personal belongings in Libya?

A video on Russian social media channels appears to show the personal belongings of a PMC Wagner contractor fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya

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LNA forces claim downing of Libya L-39 Albatross jet

Troops loyal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar said they shot down an L-39 plane belonging to forces loyal to the Government of National Accord

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Libya National Army airstrike on Tajoura migrant detention center kills and injures dozens

Dozens of people were killed and injured in an airstrike on a migrant detention center in the eastern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli

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Libya government forces capture key town from Haftar’s fighters

Libyan forces opposed to Khalifa Haftar claimed to have retaken Gharyan, a strategic town where the commander's fighters were based in the west of the country

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Haftar’s Libya offensive threatens peace and stability, EU says

Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli represents a threat to international peace, the European Union warned

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Fighting continues in Tripoli after US relocates personnel from key Libya operations center

Khalifa Haftar’s LNA advanced near a key US operations center near Tripoli prior to the evacuation of US personnel from the area

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