Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2015 - Libya Special Weapons News
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- Libyan court gives death sentence to Gaddafi's son People's Daily 28 Jul 2015 -- A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, on Tuesday for war crimes and acts to crush peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.e
- Libyan court sentences Gaddafi's son to death Press TV 28 Jul 2015 -- A Libyan court has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, in connection with a deadly crackdown on the 2011 revolt against his father's rule.
- UN human rights officials seriously concerned by verdicts in trial of former members of Qadhafi regime UN News 28 Jul 2015 -- The verdicts in the trial of 37 Qadhafi regime officials, including against the former leader's son, Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, handed down today by the Tripoli Court of Assize, has drawn serous concern from senior United Nations human rights officials in Libya, as well as in Geneva, amid fears the trial did not meet international standards on a number of fronts.
- Libyan Army Could Crush Islamic State by End of Year If Arms Embargo Lifted Sputnik 27 Jul 2015 -- Libyan Information Minister said that Libyan Armed Forces could eradicate the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadist group by the end of 2015.
- Libya: UN mission calls for immediate ceasefire as fresh violence erupts across country's southern region UN News 23 Jul 2015 -- Deeply concerned by escalating violence in southern Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in crisis-torn country, today called for an immediate ceasefire amid fighting that has claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks and is a "further reminder of the chaos engulfing Libya and the need for the main…actors to move quickly to reach a political settlement."
- Security Council urges all Libyan parties to unite in support of new political agreement UN News 16 Jul 2015 -- The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the initialling of the Libyan political agreement in Skhirat, Morocco on 11 July as the latest step towards resolving the country's political crisis.
- With Libya now at a 'critical stage,' UN envoy says all parties must back political dialogue process UN News 15 Jul 2015 -- A peaceful transition in Libya will only succeed through a significant and coordinated effort in support of a future Government of National Accord and by ensuring that sufficient security is achieved throughout the country so that public administration can resume its key functions, the top UN official in Libya told the Security Council today.
- US will send drones to North Africa to fight ISIL in Libya: Report Press TV 13 Jul 2015 -- The United States is considering positioning drones at a base in North Africa in a bid to intensify 'surveillance' of the ISIL terrorist group in Libya, a report says.
- US Plans to Position Drones in North Africa to Combat ISIL in Libya Sputnik 13 Jul 2015 -- The United States has launched negotiations with a number of North African countries to position drones on their territory to monitor the Islamic State's activities in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday citing undisclosed US officials.
- Shelling kills five civilians, injures 17 in Libya's Benghazi Press TV 13 Jul 2015 -- Indiscriminate shelling hits a residential neighborhood in Libya's eastern restive city of Benghazi, killing at least five people and wounding 17 others.
- EU hails UN Libya deal as move toward stability Press TV 12 Jul 2015 -- European states have welcomed a UN-sponsored peace accord signed by a number of Libyan factions, except the main opposition group, as a step toward reestablishing stability in the divided North African country.
- Libya parties sign power-sharing agreement Press TV 12 Jul 2015 -- Several political parties from Libya have agreed on a framework for a power-sharing deal, which, however, has not been backed by one of the major warring parties in the North African country.
- Libya: UN welcomes new political agreement as 'first step' towards peace UN News 12 Jul 2015 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced encouragement at the initialing of a critical agreement between Libyan stakeholders aimed at resolving the country's political crisis, a United Nations spokesperson confirmed today.
- Libya: UN envoy calls for end to fighting in Benghazi, urges political solution to crisis UN News 10 Jul 2015 -- The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino León, has condemned the escalating hostilities in the country's eastern city of Benghazi and the heavy toll being felt by the area's civilians, the United Nations mission in the country confirmed today.
- Clashes in Libya's Benghazi leaves 14 dead, 53 injured Press TV 09 Jul 2015 -- At least 14 people have reportedly been killed in a fresh wave of fighting between militants and forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government in the restive city of Benghazi.
- US drone strike kills senior ISIL leader: Pentagon Press TV 03 Jul 2015 -- The US military says it has taken out a senior ISIL leader, who has been in charge of moving militants and weapons from Libya to Syria.
- Security Council urges Libyan parties to agree on government of national accord UN News 01 Jul 2015 -- Reiterating that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Libya, the United Nations Security Council today urged the parties to the conflict to agree on a Government of National Accord and sign the proposal presented by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) "in the coming days."
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