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FILE: Libyan security forces deploy in the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP

Centre of tripoli

121 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO

By AFP

Fighting in Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital.

  • FILE: Libyan security forces deploy in the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP

    Rockets fired near airport in Tripoli, Isis claims attack on oil company

    Rival groups have been fighting in Tripoli for several days but clashes had been focused on the south of the city. Matiga airport lies in an eastern suburb.

    1353 days ago
  • Libyan security stand guard on 23 August 2018 near the site of an attack on a checkpoint in the city of Zliten, 170 km east of the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP.

    Facebook blocked in Tripoli and other cities as fighting rages: residents

    Facebook is the main platform for news in Libya with officials, ministries and armed groups that effectively control the country posting statements there.

    1361 days ago
  • FILE: Libyan security forces deploy in the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP

    US air strike in Libya kills member of al-Qaeda affiliate: military

    The attack was the second against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in recent months.

    1442 days ago
  • Libya report

    US captures suspected Benghazi attack militant

    The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that US Special Operation Forces captured the militant in Libya in the past few days.

    1669 days ago
  • FILE: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Picture: AFP.

    Johnson visits Libyan strongman, backs ceasefire

    On Wednesday, Johnson made his second trip to Tripoli to meet Seraj.

    1736 days ago
  • FILE: Smoke fills the sky over Tripoli after fighting between rival militias in August 2014. The groups have been fighting since mid-July in the capital for control of the city's main airport. Picture: EPA.

    2nd air strike hits Tripoli airport

    An airport spokesperson said commercial flights to the airport had been halted because of the violence.

    2740 days ago
  • FILE: Lebanese civilians gather at the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa Mosque in Tripoli on 23 August 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Al-Qaeda expanding in Lebanon

    The sources say al-Qaeda is now seeking to expand in Lebanon, particularly the northern city of Tripoli.

    3031 days ago
  • Libyan women voting in Tripoli on 7 July 2012. AFP

    Libya votes

    Libyans are on Saturday voting in their first and free national election in 60 years.

    3611 days ago
  • Nine months after the end of Libya's uprising, the country is going to the polls.

    Polls to mark new start for Libya

    Nine months after the end of Libya's uprising, the country is going to the polls.

    3614 days ago
  • Libya. Picture: Supplied

    ICC sends team to Libya

    Representatives of the International Criminal Court arrived in Tripoli on Sunday.

    3637 days ago
  • Airport. Picture: Stock.xchnge

    Armed brigade surrounds Tripoli airport

    Libyan militia surrounded Tripoli's international airport on Monday.

    3644 days ago
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