Libya warns U.N. council of possible slide into civil war Louis Charbonneau, Reuters 27 August 2014 Libya warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the chaotic North African state could descend into full-scale civil war if heavily armed warring factions are not disarmed. The 15-nation council met to discuss Libya days after its parliament, which was replaced in an election in June, reconvened and chose an Islamist-backed deputy as the

Civilian conditions in Libya ‘steadily deteriorating,’ warns UN rights office By UN News Centre   August 8, 2014   The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern over the situation in Libya, where a conflict between multiple armed groups has been raging primarily in Benghazi and Tripoli. “Living conditions for civilians in both cities had steadily deteriorated, with food, fuel and electricity in diminishing supply,”

Libya: western countries urge citizens to leave as civil war intensifies Chris Stephen in Tripoli, The Guardian Sunday July 27,  2014 Western countries urged their citizens to leave Libya yesterday, as the country descended further into civil war and British diplomats came under fire. As fighting raged across the country leaving 59 dead, Britain warned against travel to Libya, and told those already there to leave. "British nationals in Libya should

Clashes kill 30 in Benghazi in escalating Libya turmoil BY AYMAN AL-WARFALLI, Reuters   July 29, 2014   (Reuters) - Libyan forces on Tuesday battled Islamist militants with rockets and warplanes for control of an army base in the eastern city of Benghazi after at least 30 people were killed in overnight fighting. Intense fighting in Benghazi, Libya's second city, and battles between rival militias in the capital Tripoli have pushed Libya

Maltese in Libya want to be evacuated   By Noel Grima, the malta Independent   July 20, 2014   As the situation in Libya among warring factions continued to degenerate this week the government is insisting that the needs of Maltese citizens in Libya are being seen to, reports from Maltese on the ground in Libya tell another story altogether.   In comments to the Maltese media this week, Foreign Minister George Vella said: “We are prepared for

Philippines orders nationals to quit Libya By Agence France-Press, Global Post July 20, 2014   The Philippines on Sunday ordered its estimated 13,000 nationals in Libya to flee that country due to the worsening unrest there.   The Department of Foreign Affairs ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Libya "in response to the extremely unstable political and security situation", a statement said. The order also bars Filipinos from travelling

“Libya Dawn” Islamist movement orders Qaaqaa and Sawaq brigades to leave Tripoli By Moutaz Ali Tripol, Libya Herald July 13, 2014 A new military movement, calling itself  “the Force of Security and Settlement in Libya”, is demanding that the Qaaqaa and Sawaq brigades leave Tripoli immediately. Mirroring General Khalifa Hafter’s Operation Dignity against Ansar Al-Sharia and Islamist-leaning brigades in Benghazi, it says it has set up an

Rival Libyan militias battle for Tripoli airport By Jomana Karadsheh and Ashely Fantz, CNN July 13, 2014 Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Rival Libyan militias battled for Tripoli International Airport on Sunday, leaving nine people dead and 25 others wounded, the government said. Shelling was threatening civilians as violence stretched along the airport road, which is dotted with residential neighborhoods. All flights in and out of the airport have been

Libya government demands end to Benghazi fighting By World Bulletin July 6, 2014 World Bulletin/News Desk Libya's caretaker government has called on fighting parties in the eastern city of Benghazi to immediately suspend their animosities and get out of the turbulent city. In a statement late on Saturday, the government called on what it described as "wise people" to intervene to bring an immediate end to confrontations in Benghazi and stop bloodshed

Libya: Whipped, Beaten, and Hung from Trees By Human Rights Watch 22 June 2014 Detained Migrants, Asylum Seekers Describe Torture, Other Abuse in Detention (Tripoli) – Guards in migrant detention centers under Libyan government control have tortured and otherwise abused migrants and asylum seekers, including with severe whippings, beatings, and electric shocks.

 Human Rights Watch released preliminary findings from its April 2014 investigation