Benghazi

Haftar likely to run in Libyan polls expected next year

BENGHAZI - Muslimchronicle

Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control parts of the country, said on Sunday he would listen to the “will of free Libyan people,” in the strongest indication so far that he might run in elections expected next year. Haftar styles himself as a strongman capable of ending the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow ofRead more

Libya strongman says UN-backed government's mandate expired

Benghazi - Muslimchronicle

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar insisted Sunday that the mandate of the country's UN-backed government has run out after what he said was the expiration of a tattered 2015 political deal. The UN-brokered agreement signed in Morocco on December 17, 2015 established Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) for a one-year period, renewable only once.Despite that deal, Libya has remained dividedRead more

2 killed, 3 injured in clashes in Libya's Benghazi

Benghazi - Muslimchronicle

At least two soldiers were killed and three others injured in clashes between army forces and extremists on Monday in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi. "The military operations are continuing in Ekhrebish area. Two of our troops were killed and three others were wounded as a result of the clashes with terrorist fighters," Miloud Al-Zwai, spokesman of the army'sRead more

Random gun firing kills civilians in Libya's Benghazi

TRIPOLI - Muslimchronicle

After years of fierce fighting between military forces and extremist groups, the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi still suffers insecurity with the tradition of firing live ammunition in the air in social events. Firing guns in the air in social events is a tradition in Libya. However, Benghazi sees more celebratory gunfire as the city has just emerged from aRead more

Libyan army orders the arrest of any user of firearms

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

The security forces in Benghazi were ordered today to arrest anyone using firearms in the streets or for events such as weddings or other ceremonies. It follows a statement broadcast on TV yesterday by Major-General Wanis Bukhamada, in his capacity as head of the new central operations room, that anyone breaking the law will be severely dealt with. In hisRead more

Libyan forces hit ISIS camp with air strike

Sirte - Muslimchronicle

East Libyan forces said they launched air strikes against suspected ISIS militants on Wednesday south of the group’s former stronghold of Sirte. “The Libyan air force struck and destroyed the biggest concentration of Daesh (ISIS) south of Sirte, after monitoring the site over a period of time,” said Sherif al-Awami, an air force commander with the Libyan National Army. TheRead more

Alleged Benghazi attacker appears before US judge

Benghazi - Muslimchronicle

A Libyan accused of involvement in the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic complex in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador, appeared Friday before a federal judge in Washington. Mustafa al-Imam, who authorities said is approximately 46 years old, had been days earlier captured in Libya by American commandos. Dressed in an orange prison suit, he wasRead more