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Libya News - Sept 12, 2016


By bartolo - Posted on 12 September 2016

 

In a blow to the UN-backed Libyan government, forces loyal to eastern commander Haftar tighten their control over four major oil ports - Reuters


Capture of oil facilities resets power equations between the two Libya rival governments - The National


Haftar, the strongman who seems himself as Libya's saviour - AFP


VIDEO: Haftar's oil blitz could fatally undermine UN-backed Libyan government - YouTube


VIDEO (Arabic): Field Marshal Haftar of Libyan National Army announces a successful campaign 2free key coastal cities - Egypt Built on Twitter


ARCHIVE: Former CIA asset Haftar has become a U.S. headache in Libya - The Washington Post


ARCHIVE: La Stampa: Rift between Haftar and France pushes him to enlist Russia's aid - The Libya Observer


Seizure of oil terminals sparks call for military action, UN-backed Libya government GNA calls on forces to protect ports against ‘flagrant aggression’ by rival administration - The Guardian


Statement (Arabic) of UN-backed Libya government GNA on the Haftar forces attacking oil ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega & Zueitina - SaadAbedine on Twitter 


UN-backed Libyan governement’s plans to restore oil production suffer a significant setback - Bloomberg

 

Kobler: I call for immediate cessation of hostilities in oil crescent, respect for Libyan political agreement and recognizing Presidency Council / GNA as the sole executive authority in Libya - UNSMIL


EU statement: Libya's energy infrastructures must remain under the sole control of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) as the sole legitimate government - EU


Turkey condemns Haftar forces attack on Libya oil fields - Daily Sabah


MAP: Libya oil and gas infrastructure - IFI Advisory on Twitter

 

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‘Fighting to die’: Fresh IS attacks delay liberation of Sirte - Middle East Eye


Sirte battle pauses as IS feared in rear areas - libyaherald.com


19 U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA against Daesh: Sept. 9 to 11 - United States Africa Command


US carried out more than 140 strikes on IS in Libya in six weeks - telegraph.co.uk


ARCHIVE: Libya hospital overwhelmed by wounded in anti-IS fight - Daily Mail Online


Italy to open hospital, deploy 200 soldiers and 100 doctors and nurses to Libya: source - Reuters

 

Weekend migrant rescue tally off Libya at 3,400, Italy is sheltering growing numbers of would-be refugees as its European neighbors to the north move to tighten their borders - The Japan Times


Clashes in Tripoli between Tripoli Revolutionaries’ Brigade and Misratan forces - libyaherald.com


ARCHIVE: Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade seized General Intelligence Department HQs after clashes in Tripoli - The Libya Observer


Libya in world top ten for graft - libyaherald.com

 

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Former Deputy Chief of Mission for Libya Gregory Hicks op-ed: What the Benghazi attack taught me about Hillary Clinton - Nwo Report


VIDEO: Interview with Gregory Hicks on the Benghazi attack - Fox News


Pompeo: 'Scores and scores' of Benghazi documents not yet seen - newsmax.com


After Clinton fails to respond to lawsuit, parents of Benghazi victims want judgment against her - LawNewz

 

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