Libya has had two parallel executive power structures ... with the parliament and supported by the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Commander Khalifa Haftar. Over a year ago the opposing parties ...

The LNA did not specify which Chadian armed faction ... the Republic (CCMSR), which has been active in the border region. Libya has rival administrations based in its east and west, with ...

TASS/. A leader of the Northern African branch of the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) was killed in a Libyan National Army (LNA) operation in southern Libya, an LNA source told ...

Violence and division have riven Libya since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011. The LNA's leader Haftar ordered his forces to advance on Tripoli on Thursday ...

Egypt has also violated U.N. sanctions by taking delivery of weapons before shipping them to LNA strongholds in eastern Libya. Like Egypt, the United Arab Emirates is heavily supporting Haftar out ...

Egypt is another country with important stakes in Libya and a key supporter of the LNA. The country’s President, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, is likely to be under increased scrutiny by the incoming ...

In Libya, the space for creative expression is rapidly shrinking, as different political factions seek to control the ...

Russia's access to Libya has come through informal agreements and understandings that it will supply training and equipment to the LNA." The Libyan National Army, or LNA, is Haftar's military force.

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Departure of Russian mercenaries would be another blow to LNA of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar and his foreign allies Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised GNA parade captured ...