Italy lost Libya in 2011 when Gaddafi was overthrown by force at the hands of Sarkozy's France. France has never digested our relevance, our privileged lane in Libya. The final push for Italy is the signing, on November 27, of the Turkish-Libyan treaty on the jurisdictional areas of the Mediterranean of [...]
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According to what was announced on Facebook, by the manager of the airport management, a Libyan plane, carrying 124 passengers, escaped an attack that hit the Mitiga airport area in Tripoli yesterday, when the aircraft was preparing to to land. "Thank God the crew and passengers on a flight from [...]
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Khalifa Haftar has sensitized the European Union to "put an end to the racist policy of the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini": this is what we read in a statement released during the night from the LNA Air Operations Room. The news is reported by the Italian news agency Nova. Haftar's militias deny any responsibility for the air raid that in the night [...]
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The president of the Libya parallel government Abdullah Al-Thinni on Alwasat said that #Haftar is ready to negotiate the surrender. At the base of the turning point the arrival of armaments and vehicles in #Tripoli, in particular armored vehicles, supplied by Turkey and Algeria in support of Operation Vulcano, launched by al Serraj's forces. There is talk of huge reinforcements [...]
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Libya has become a battleground between foreign countries, two of which are key axes of the Middle East against each other. For this reason Libya has become an interest for Western powers and especially for Israel. To understand this, it is necessary to look at who supports who in Libya. Haftar and his LNA [...]
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Khalifa Haftar fighters carried out new air strikes south of Tripoli, particularly in the Ain Zara area, not far from the Basheer al Sadawi migrant center. This was reported by the Libyan television broadcaster "Libya Ahrar", whose headquarters are located in Doha, Qatar. The bombing, according to this source, would not have caused [...]
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The MiG-35 fighters of the Libyan aviation loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, a strongman from Cyrenaica, conducted a series of air raids today in an area south of Sebha, in Fezzan, following the firefights that took place these morning that have caused the deaths of four soldiers of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA). It reports [...]
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Khalifa Haftar met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu at the headquarters of the Russian Defense Ministry, during which they discussed ways to resolve the Libyan crisis and the fight against "terrorism". Haftar led a delegation of commanders from his armed forces to meet senior Russian officials and discuss the [...]
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France does not give up on the Libya dossier despite the UN decision to leave its mission for another year and bring the North African country to the elections by March 2019. Béatrice le Fraper du Hellen, ambassador of France to Libya, was appointed ambassador to Malta and began her new post with [...]
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General Haftar sends a signal to Italy that has a threatening flavor. Libya closes the southern borders erased after the fall of Gaddafi, today a passage of migrants to the Mediterranean, only if Italy and Europe invest their money in training the Tebu, transforming them into border guards, ready to defeat the Tuareg, the enemy tribes. A [...]
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Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi spoke with Presidential Council Head Fayez Al-Sirraj on the phone. Moavero Milanesi gave condolences for the victims of the "terrorist attack" which targeted the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) and those of the latest violence in southern Tripoli. The Minister of [...]
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The New York Times reports Russia's reply to Khalifa Hartar's spokesman, Ahmed Mismari, who had asked for Russian help to free Libya from the influence of Turkey, Qatar, and especially Italy. La Stampa also heard from Lev Dengov, head of the contact group for intralibic dialogue. "I don't think it is correct to aim [...]
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Macron called it a historic meeting, the one that took place today in Paris between the parties that divide the territory in the tormented Libya. With a handshake, a smiling Emmanuel Macron received the commitment of the 4 Libyan leaders gathered at the Elysée to work together for the political and presidential elections on 10 December next. "We are committed, [...]
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A coup against Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj is what is thought to be taking place in Tripoli, despite official denials. The situation deteriorated after the French announcement of a conference on Libya to be held in the next few days in Paris. Between official denials and indiscretions, it is understood that three militias so far under the control of [...]
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The commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khalifa Haftar, "fell ill during scheduled visits" in some countries and was "admitted to a hospital in Paris to undergo checks". This was reported by the spokesperson of the LNA on the Twitter profile, clarifying the mystery that has hovered over the fate of [...]
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