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Libyan militias

A picture shows the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli on September 28, 2011. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
April 16, 2021, 10:31 am
Ancient Libyan synagogue being converted into Islamic center, Jewish group says
Sla Dar Bishi in Tripoli is now in the hands of local militias amid the chaotic civil war; World Organization of Jews in Libya hopes it will be restored one day
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Libyan's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks to the media during a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
August 23, 2017, 4:58 am
Former Libya prime minister kidnapped in Tripoli
Ali Zeidan was back in the country for the first time since 2014, when he left after being dismissed as PM by parliament amid accusations he embezzled public funds
By AFP
Seif Al-Islam is seen after his capture in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Zintan on November 19, 2011 (Ammar El-Darwish/AP)
June 11, 2017, 12:59 am
Libyan group says it has freed Gaddafi son Seif al-Islam
Wanted by ICC for ‘crimes against humanity,’ former dictator’s emissary released by rebel militia under contested amnesty law
By Rim Taher
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear IS jihadists from the city, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)
October 22, 2016, 6:23 pm
Libya says it freed 13 foreigners held by IS
Eleven Eritrean women among those released as troops fight last jihadists left in city of Sirte
By AFP
In this four-picture combo people file photo try to jump in the water right before their boat overturns off the Libyan coast, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. (Italian navy via AP Photo)
August 25, 2016, 7:52 pm
Armed men attack refugee rescue boat off Libyan coast
Médecins Sans Frontières vessel attacked with just crew aboard; hunt for assailants complicated by myriad militias in area
By Sue Surkes
In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, a woman reads a ballot inside a polling station for women during the second phase of the parliamentary elections in Qalyoubiya governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
April 10, 2016, 1:05 am
Arab democracies? Not so fast, say some
The democratic hopes kindled in the Arab Spring have been dashed, leaving many in the region to urge a more moderate approach to Arab liberty
By Dan Perry
A man loyal to the Libyan armed forces sits in a tank during clashes with Islamic State group militants west of Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP/Mohammed el-Shaiky, File)
March 18, 2016, 12:21 pm
Unity government aims to save Libya, but has to get in first
World hopes new leadership, currently in Tunisia, will help bring order to chaotic country, but militia-backed rival administrations aren’t having it
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and RAMI MUSA
Libyan supporters of 'Fajr Libya' (Libya Dawn), a mainly Islamist alliance, take part in a protest in Tripoli's central Martyr's Square on February 20, 2015, against recent Egyptian air strikes on the Islamic State group's bases in eastern Libya. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)
December 7, 2015, 2:07 am
Libya’s rival governments shun UN, sign separate peace deal
Shortly after reaching power-sharing agreement, representatives from opposing parliaments rush to reject new initiative
By RAMI MUSA
Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia during clashes with forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government, west of the capital Tripoli, May 25, 2015. (AFP / MAHMUD TURKIA)
May 31, 2015, 2:53 pm
IS suicide attack in Libya kills five militants
Jihadists claim responsibility for early morning explosion targeting rival Islamist faction
By AFP
Rescued migrants arrive at the southern Italian port of Corigliano, Italy, April 15, 2015. (Francesco Arena, ANSA via AP)
April 21, 2015, 8:36 pm
Libya chaos spurs human smuggling, spokesman says
Government in war-torn North African state seeks Western aid in its battle against rival rebel groups
By AP
A relative of one of the Egyptian Coptic Christians purportedly murdered by Islamic State (IS) group militants in Libya reacts after hearing the news on February 16, 2015 in the village of Al-Awar in Egypt's southern province of Minya. (photo credit: AFP photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
February 17, 2015, 7:27 pm
35 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya after anti-IS strikes: report
Egypt’s president calls for UN-backed intervention in Libya; UN official calls Islamic State slaying of Christians a ‘vile crime’
By ToI Staff and AFP
File: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, speaks in front of the state-run TV ahead of a military funeral for 30 troops killed in an assault in the Sinai Peninsula, as he stands with army commanders in Cairo, Egypt, October 25, 2014 (AP/MENA)
November 22, 2014, 9:30 am
Egypt’s Sissi to make first European trip
President will visit France and Italy next week to discuss economic ties and fight against Libyan militants
By Samer al-Atrush
Libyans wave the national flag in a square in Tripoli, November 6, 2014 (photo credit: Mahmud Turkia/ AFP)
November 11, 2014, 10:05 pm
UN prosecutor: War crimes may be occurring in Libya
ICC official says violence in African country has soared since the 2011overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi
By AFP
In this image made from video provided by the Libyan national army via AP Television, vehicles with heavy artillery of the Tripoli joint security forces move closer to the parliament building after troops of Gen. Khalifa Hifter targeted Islamist lawmakers and officials at the parliament in Tripoli, Libya, on May 18, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/Libyan national army/file)
July 13, 2014, 11:15 am
Islamists, liberals square off in battle at Tripoli airport
Fighting comes weeks after a contested general election to replace the Islamist-dominated General National Congress
By AFP
Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (Photo credit: Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
February 19, 2014, 10:40 am
Libya PM declares ‘compromise’ after militia threat
Former rebels had given the General National Congress a late Tuesday deadline to hand over power
By AFP
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