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Libya: Haftar's Forces Announce Ramadan Ceasefire After Military Setbacks
DW, 30 April 2020
Forces led by Khalifa Hifter have announced they'll halt fighting against the rival, UN-backed government in Libya during Ramadan, following international appeals. Hifter's forces… Read more »
Libyan Opposition Forces Announce Ramadan Ceasefire
Following international appeals, forces led by Khalifa Haftar, have announced they'll halt fighting against the rival, UN-backed government in Libya during the month of Ramadan, after losing strategic ground.
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Libya: European States Urge 'Humanitarian Truce'
DW, 25 April 2020
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy have called for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Libya. A recent spike in violence and an influx of foreign arms has raised… Read more »
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Libya: Khalifa Haftar Declares End to 2015 UN Unity Govt Agreement
DW, 27 April 2020
The commander of the Libyan National Army said his forces had a "popular mandate" to rule Libya. He also declared an official end to a UN-brokered political agreement that… Read more »
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Libya: UAE Strike Kills 8 Civilians
HRW, 29 April 2020
An apparently unlawful drone attack by the United Arab Emirates that hit the Al-Sunbulah biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, Libya, south of Tripoli, on November 18, 2019, killed 8… Read more »
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Libya: Press Briefing Note On Libya
OHCHR, 28 April 2020
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Read more »
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The United Nations has welcomed the "positive responses" of Libya's Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army to calls for a pause to stop the fighting, in the hopes ... Read more »
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The UN-backed government in Libya has suspended peace talks in Geneva, following an attack on a strategic port in Tripoli. The attack came as senior officers from the army and ... Read more »
