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