Libya News » Sirte News Libya » Sirte: Rival factions, civil war & shadow of terror: Why Libya is still broken 15 years after Gaddafi's bloody end
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been trapped in a cycle of political strife and disunity. Although a UN-backed agreement was reached with hopes of conducting elections, various ...
News Libya » Sirte: Rival Libya PM to set up govt in Sirte after Tripoli clashes
Forces loyal to Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, one of Libya’s two rival prime ministers, secure the streets of the capital, Tripoli, Tuesday May, 17, 2022. Clashes broke out in Tripoli after Dbeibah’s rival, ...
News Libya » Sirte: Tripoli-aligned forces say they quit Libya's Sirte to avoid bloodshed
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces aligned with Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord said on Tuesday they had withdrawn from the strategic coastal city of Sirte to avoid bloodshed, ...
News Libya » Sirte: Families flee Libya's Sirte as clashes with Islamic State escalate
NEAR SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Dozens of families fled Libya's coastal city of Sirte on Monday after two days of clashes between Islamic State militants and fighters loyal to a government based in ...
News Libya » Sirte: Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government said Sunday they had seized a building used by the Islamic State group to manufacture explosives in its coastal stronghold. The bomb factory is the largest to ...
News Libya » Sirte: Libya govt says Sirte offensive launched as general backs ceasefire
Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-recognised government said they launched an offensive Saturday to seize the strategic city of Sirte, as rival strongman Khalifa Haftar backed an Egypt-proposed ceasefire ...
News Libya » Sirte: The ISIS threat in Libya doesn’t end with Sirte
Libyan armed forces are now preparing to launch an offensive on the base of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) in Sirte, a major Mediterranean Sea coastal town in Libya. If and when that ...