In Tripoli, avideo published by the Military Information Division of the Libyan National Army showed on Saturday that the LNA units still control the Tripoli International Airport.According to the Information Division, armed groups allied with the Tripoli-based government of Fayez al-Sirraj have failed in more than 20 attacks to take over the strategic airport.
In Al-Fuqaha, forces of the Khalid bin Walid Brigade of the Libyan National Army, and other supporting force fought a violent battle on Friday against elements of the terrorist group ISIS in the Sharshara district near the town of Al-Fuqaha.
In Haruj, the Libyan National Army (LNA) on Friday announced that at least 12 ISIS militants were killed in southern Libya. The army “carried out a surprise attack against ISIS remnants hiding in Haruj mountains, and killed more than 12 terrorists of a group called the Lone Wolves,” the army’s information department said in a statement.
On the international level, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the initiative launched by Head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sirraj, to end the two-month long conflict in the capital.
AL-DAFINIYA
- a source from the Misrata Airbase denied that Khalifa Haftar’s forces had downed Air Force aircraft at Al-Dafiniya in west of the city, saying the aircraft had experienced a mechanical failure after taking off. The source added that the pilot was killed in the incident as he tried to land some 20 km away from Misrata. Volcano of Rage Operationof the Libyan Army of the Presidential Council’s government denied the news saying the warplane was shot down by Haftar’s forces, saying it fell so far away from Tripoli frontlines [Libya Observer, 13.06.2019].
AL-FUQAHA
- forces of the Khalid bin Walid Brigade of the Libyan National Army, and other supporting force fought a violent battle on Friday against elements of the terrorist group ISIS in the Sharshara district near the town of Al-Fuqaha. The battle began at the early morning hours and continued until after this afternoon. All the terrorists involved in the fighting were killed and the vehicles were destroyed [Address Libya, 14.06.2019].
HARUJ
- the Libyan National Army (LNA) on Friday announced that at least 12 ISIS militants were killed in southern Libya. The army “carried out a surprise attack against ISIS remnants hiding in Haruj mountains, and killed more than 12 terrorists of a group called the Lone Wolves,” the army’s information department said in a statement. The army also destroyed six vehicles and seized several others, the statement added. The terrorists hiding inside Haruj mountains in southern Libya are responsible for several terrorist attacks in the region, it noted. In April and May, ISIS claimed responsibility for four terrorist attacks in southern Libya, which has been controlled by the army since January [Address Libya, 15.06.2019].
SIRTE
- the Counter -Terrorism Force said on Monday they had arrested an ISIS member in the city of Sirte. “The specialforce arrested the ISIS member in his hideout in Shabia area of Sirte, after a detection and monitoring process, in cooperation with the city’s security directorate,” a security source confirmed. Late Ramadan, the Counter -Terrorism Force announced the arrest of an ISIS senior leader in Bougrin region south of Misrata [Libya Observer, 11.06.2019].
TRIPOLI
- avideo published by the Military Information Division of the Libyan National Army showed on Saturday that the LNA units still control the Tripoli International Airport.According to the Information Division, armed groups allied with the Tripoli-based government of Fayez al-Sirraj have failed in more than 20 attacks to take over the strategic airport, which overlooks the Tripoli southern entrance road to the city center [Address Libya, 15.06.2019];
- photos published on social media in Libya have shown fighters from the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar burning, desecrating, and taking selfies with dead bodies from the forces of the Libyan Army under the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). One of the photos shows a fighter from Haftar’s forces, attacking Tripoli since April 04, sitting on a dead and burnt body from GNA’s forces and taking selfies with it [Libyan Express, 10.06.2019].
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said his country has strongly supported the efforts of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame to heal the rift between the Libyans. “The only solution to unite Libya is by supporting the efforts of the United Nations,” Çavuşoğlu said. He emphasized in a press statement that the Government of National Accord (GNA) is the legitimate government recognized by the United Nations and his country will continue support for the GNA for these reasons. He also revealed that Turkey plans to hold an international conference on Libya, warning that Libya will become a new Yemen or Syria if no action is taken [Libya Observer, 16.06.2019];
- Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat has called for greater cooperation with the United Nations in order to resolve the Libyan crisis. Muscat said Friday during the 6th South EU Summit in Malta that the escalation of violence in Libya poses a threat to the stability of his country and the region, which in turn, would contribute to increasing the threat of terrorism. He also praised the role of the Libyan Coast Guard in combating illegal migration [Libya Observer, 16.06.2019];
- Italy’s Foreign Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, has voiced his support for d the initiative launched by Head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sirraj, to end the two-month long conflict in the Libyan capital.According to a tweet by the Italian Foreign Ministry, Milanesi confirmed his country’s support for the UN peace efforts led by special envoy Ghassan Salameand for the initiative of a national conference which was announced today by Al-SiAl-Sirraj unveiled on Sunday a seven-point initiative “to resolve the Libyan crisis” during a speech in which he discussed the developments in the country considering what he called “the attack on Tripoli.” The initiative includes “holding a Libyan national conference, in coordination with the UN mission in Libya, that gathers all the national powers and the people’s representatives from all parts of country,” he said [Address Libya, 16.06.2019];
- the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the initiative launched by Head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sirraj, to end the two-month long conflict in the capital [Address Libya, 16.06.2019];
- Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Algeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdelkader Messahel and Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui, highlighted the importance of unifying the Libyan military in order to achieve stability in the country during their meeting in the Tunisian capital on Wednesday [Address Libya, 16.06.2019];
- EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini emphasized the EU position that there is no military solution to the crisis in Libya. This came during a telephone conversation Thursday with the Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez al-Sirraj, in which they discussed the unfolding situation in Libya and the repercussions of the attack on Tripoli [Libya Observer, 15.06.2019];
- the Charge d’affaires, US Embassy in Libya, Natalie Baker, emphasized the need to return to the political process, saying that the attack on Tripoli has proved to be untenable. During her meeting Thursday, with a delegation from the High Council of State in Tunis, Baker stressed that the White House has no doubt that the Government of National Accord (GNA) is an ideal partner in the fight against terrorism, reiterating that the GNA will be the main party in any future negotiations [Libya Observer, 15.06.2019];
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Thursday morning the President of the Libyan House of Representatives, Chancellor Aguila Saleh in Cairo. Al-Sisi and Saleh discussed the developments of the Libyan crisis, Egyptian presidential spokesperson Bassam Radi said. Radi added that during the meeting, Al-Sisi confirmed Egypt’s consistent stance, “which has not and will not change with the support of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in its campaign to eliminate terrorist elements and organizations” [Address Libya, 13.06.2019];
- the UN Security Council extended Monday arms embargo on Libya, allowing inspection of ships suspected of flowing arms off the coast of Libya to be in effect one more year. The UK, Germany, and France’s representatives reiterated the need for having the arms ban in place in Libya, saying exporting weapons to Libya prolongs war and impedes the UN-led political solution efforts [Libya Observer, 10.06.2019].
