Libya

How War in Libya Became an Internationalized Battle

By Frederic Wehrey/Misrata, Libya

World Powers Pledged to Stop Interfering in Libya. Will They?

By Joseph Hincks

17 Killed in U.S. Airstrike on Suspected ISIS Targets in Libya, Military Says

By Billy Perrigo

Libyan Security Forces Arrest Two Russians Allegedly Attempting to Interfere in Elections

By SAMER KHALIL AL-ATRUSH, ILYA ARKHIPOV and HENRY MEYER / BLOOMBERG
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This Is the Devastating Aftermath of an Airstrike That Killed 53 Migrants at a Libyan Detention Center

An early morning airstrike on July 3 killed at least 53 people at a migrant detention center near Tripoli only two months after the U.N.’s refugee agency had warned that detainees were at risk at...

By Joseph Hincks July 4, 2019

The Quick Read About… What's Happening in Libya

What Happened This Week: There’s been no shortage of drama in North Africa these last couple weeks following the ousters of longtime rulers in both Algeria and Sudan. But the other story you need to...

By Ian Bremmer April 12, 2019

Libya Is on the Brink of Civil War and a U.S. Citizen Is Responsible. Here's What to Know

The offensive by the rogue general Khalifa Haftar, who has U.S. citizenship, has pushed Libya to the brink of civil war

By Joseph Hincks April 9, 2019

The Families of Migrants Held Hostage Are Using Facebook to Raise Money for Smugglers’ Ransoms

With thousands of migrants held captive in Libya, their friends and families are increasingly turning to Facebook to raise hefty ransoms

By Sally Hayden February 5, 2019

IS Claims Suicide Attack on Libya's Foreign Ministry

The attack was the latest blow to efforts to stabilize the war-ravaged nation

By Saleh Sarrar and Samer Khalil Al-Atrush / Bloomberg December 25, 2018

Libya’s Recent Violence Is a Reminder the Country Is Still Badly Broken

Families are "living in fear" after a week of fighting and indiscriminate shelling in Tripoli, the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator in Libya said Sept. 2. At least 61 died, 159 were wounded, and some 400 inmates...

By Ciara Nugent September 6, 2018

Hundreds of Prisoners Escape Libya Prison Amid Fighting

The nearby area of southern Tripoli has been wracked with fighting over the past week

By Eli Meixler September 2, 2018

Did Libya's Dictator Bankroll Sarkozy? Gaddafi's Son Hinted at Dirt in 2011

Sarkozy "plays a very dirty game. And we can do the same thing with him," Saif al-Islam warned

By Vivienne Walt / Paris March 21, 2018

The Libyan Slave Trade Has Shocked the World. Here’s What You Should Know

The report has drawn attention to an issue that aid and migrant groups say has gone on for years

By Casey Quackenbush December 1, 2017

Report: Armed Group in Libya Stops Migrants

Migrant arrivals to Italy have dropped by more than 50% in July compared to a year ago

By Tara John August 22, 2017
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