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Tripoli airport resumes operations after brief closure

The Tripoli-based Mitiga International Airport has been reopened for air traffic after a brief closure, according to the airport administration on Sunday.   In a statement, the administration said the airport was closed as warplanes affiliated with forces loyal to East Libya-based...

Air strikes and explosions hit Libyan capital overnight

Several air strikes and explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the city held by the internationally recognized government. A Reuters reporter and several residents said they saw an aircraft...

Anti-Haftar forces near Libya capital launch counter-attack

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government announced Saturday a counter-attack against military strongman Khalifa Haftar's fighters, as clashes south of the capital Tripoli intensified. "We have launched a new phase of attack. Orders were given early this morning to advance and gain ground,"...