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News Libya » Sirte » Politics: Libya's rival military chiefs meet to discuss reunification of armed forces

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/libya-s-rival-military-chiefs-meet-to-discuss-reunification-of-armed-forces/ar-AA27RI1O
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

Top military leaders from Libya’s rival armies met in Sirte on Sunday to discuss ongoing efforts to reunify the military.

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: UNSMIL: Sirte meeting advances military unification efforts

News channel or source: https://libyaobserver.ly/news/unsmil-sirte-meeting-advances-military-unification-efforts
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the technical military meeting hosted in the city of Sirte on Sunday, describing it as a new step that reflects the commitment of Libyan ...

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: Eastern and Western Chiefs of Staff agree to hold joint military exercise in Southern Libya

News channel or source: https://libyaobserver.ly/news/eastern-and-western-chiefs-staff-agree-hold-joint-military-exercise-southern-libya
Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026

The Chief of the General Staff under the Government of National Unity, Salah Al-Namroush, and the Chief of Staff affiliated with Haftar’s forces, Khaled Haftar, agreed during a meeting in Sirte on ...

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: Clashes force Libya's Bashagha from Tripoli after brief attempt to enter

News channel or source: https://www.euronews.com/2022/05/18/libya-politics-int
Published on: Wednesday 18 May 2022

Bashagha entered Tripoli overnight after two months of stalemate between Libya's rival administrations, but withdrew hours later as fighting broke out. The crisis risks plunging L ...

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: Libya's rival militaries hold landmark unification talks on home soil

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/libyas-rival-militaries-hold-landmark-unification-talks-on-home-soil/ar-AA27NwJO
Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026

Meeting in Sirte comes on back of US-led push offering oil investment in return for help to end years of division ...

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: With fall of Sirte, IS down but not out in Libya

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/with-fall-of-sirte-is-down-but-not-out-in-libya/
Published on: Monday 05 December 2016

The fall of Sirte to pro-government forces is a significant setback for the Islamic State group in Libya, but will not spell the end of the jihadists in the strife-torn country, experts say. The loss ...

News Libya » Sirte » Politics: Oil and power: How Libya's unity deal entrenches elite interests

News channel or source: https://www.newarab.com/analysis/oil-and-power-how-libyas-unity-deal-entrenches-elite-interests
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

Analysis: With oil driving US engagement, Libya’s unification deal is an elite power-sharing pact that leaves the country’s institutional problems unresolved ...