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May 1, 2013 · Lawmakers dig for answers on Libya. Rep. Renee Ellmers weighs in. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Copy to clipboard. Copy to clipboard. Live Now All times eastern. NOW - 2:30 AM. 2:30 AM. 3:00 AM. 3:30 AM.
Dec 27, 2021 · Published 12:11 PM PDT, December 27, 2021. CAIRO (AP) — Libyan lawmakers met Monday to discuss the myriad challenges that forced a postponement of the long-awaited presidential election this month. The postponement was a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in the oil-rich North African country.
- Two Prime Ministers
- Divisive Strongman in The East
- Gadhafi’s One-Time Heir Apparent
Both Bashagha and Dbeibah hail from Misrata, a city in western Libya. Its well-armed militias were crucial in the U.S.-backed fight against the Islamic State group in 2016, and most recently in fending off a 2019 offensive on the capital of Tripoli by east-based forces of commander Khalifa Hifter. Bashagha, 59, is a former air force pilot and busin...
Hifter was a senior military officer under Gadhafi but defected in the 1980s during Libya’s war with Chad. He later spent more than two decades in Washington, during which he is widely believed to have worked with the CIA. He returned and joined the 2011 anti-Gadhafi uprising. In 2014, his self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces battled extremists and...
When Seif al-Islam Gadhafi emerged after years in hiding in mid-November to announce his bid for the presidency, he sent shock-waves across Libya. The one-time heir apparent was released from a militia-run prison in 2017, but is still wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity during the 2011 uprising. He has s...
Former CIA director David Petraeus told a congressional panel that the agency knew an al Qaeda-connected group was behind the attack on the U.S. Consulate in...
Sep 17, 2023 · Photos: Search continues for Libya’s missing; aid arrives for survivors. The death toll has surpassed 11,300 with about 40,000 people displaced from the disaster. For many Libyans, the ...
Mar 30, 2011 · The top NATO commander said Wednesday the U.S. military role in Libya will be reduced "measurably" as other nations take on added responsibilities in the war, an assessment that failed to satisfy ...
Feb 8, 2022 · By SAMY MAGDY. Published 2:12 PM PDT, February 8, 2022. CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s prime minister took a defiant stand Tuesday against efforts to appoint a new interim government, a position that could lead to a flare-up of conflicts between rival factions in the deeply divided nation.
