Tripoli and rival parliament announce Libya cease-fire
Libya’s U.N.-supported government has announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte in an initiative supported by the rival parliament in the country’s east.
Egypt’s parliament approves troop deployment to Libya
The move could bring Egypt and Turkey, close U.S. allies that support rival sides in Libya’s chaotic proxy war, into direct confrontation.
Libya’s Turkey-backed Tripoli forces take back another town
Forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Libya's capital say they have retaken another key western town from rivals who have been waging a year-long offensive on Tripoli.
U.S. military says Russia deployed fighter jets to Libya
The U.S. military has accused Russia of deploying fighter planes to conflict-stricken Libya to support Russian mercenaries aiding east-based forces in their offensive on the capital, Tripoli.
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The airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, killing at least 16 people, most of them students, health authorities said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Wednesday he and President Kais Saied discussed steps for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to political dialogue.
Just two days after rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter declared a “final" and decisive battle for the capital Tripoli, heavy fighting raged for a 24-hour period between his troops and militias loosely allied with the internationally backed government based in…
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