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The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people

Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call

Fighting raged south of Libya's capital today despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government exchanged air strikes.

World • 07 Apr 19

Vehicles and militants, reportedly from the Misrata militia, gather to join forces in Tripoli

UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite fighting

The United Nations is determined to hold Libya's national conference on possible elections on time despite eastern forces' advance on the capital Tripoli in an escalation of the conflict, a senior UN envoy said today.

World • 06 Apr 19

A Libyan Airlines flight bound for Tripoli from Alexandria, Egypt, was diverted to Misrata

Flights diverted after rocket fire near Libyan airport

Rockets have been fired in the direction of the airport in Libya's capital, forcing flights to be diverted, less than a week after the United Nations brokered a fragile truce between rival armed groups in Tripoli.

Libya • 12 Sep 18

Aid group calls for migrant evacuations from Tripoli

Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières has called for the evacuation of thousands of people trapped in migrant detention centres in Libya's capital Tripoli.

Libya • 07 Sep 18

Brother of Manchester bomber faces trial in Libya

The brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi will be tried in Libya over his role in the attack, the country's chief investigator in the case said.

UK • 31 Aug 17

Battle for Benghazi began three years ago

Jihadists driven from Libya's second city Benghazi

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar has announced the "total liberation" of the country's second-largest city, Benghazi, which was overrun by jihadists three years ago.

News • 06 Jul 17

Residents heard loud explosions early in the morning near Tripoli's main airport

Unidentified war planes attack part of Tripoli

Unidentified war planes have attacked positions of an armed faction in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

News • 23 Aug 14

A huge fire erupted at an oil depot outside the Libyan capital today

US and EU leaders call for ceasefire in Libya

Top US and European leaders have called for a ceasefire in Libya and for the United Nations to take on a major role in helping to stop the spiralling violence.

News • 28 Jul 14

The clashes are between rival militia groups battling over the city's main airport

Scores killed in clashes around Tripoli airport

Two weeks of clashes between rival Libyan militias battling for control of Tripoli's international airport have left more than 97 people dead and 400 wounded, the health ministry said this afternoon.

News • 27 Jul 14

Militias have exchanged rocket and artillery fire for two weeks in southern Tripoli

US evacuates its embassy in Tripoli

The US State Department said it was temporarily removing its personnel from Libya because of fighting near its embassy in Tripoli.

News • 28 Jul 14

Anas al-Liby is a suspect in the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 civilians

Libyan militants seek to avenge Liby capture

Libyan militants have called for the kidnapping of US citizens in Tripoli and for attacks on gas pipelines, ships and planes to avenge the capture of a senior al-Qaeda figure by US special forces in Libya last week.

News • 08 Oct 13