Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 2016 - Libya Special Weapons News
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- UK Navy ship due in Libyan waters Press TV 27 May 2016 -- The United Kingdom is all set to send a naval warship into Libyan waters in an effort to curb the trafficking of people and arms there, officials say.
- Cameron Promises UK Warship to Libya to Fight People Smuggling Sputnik 27 May 2016 -- The UN backed unity government in Tripoli has called on the UK government to help target and stop the increased number of migrant smugglers in Libya.
- Justice and accountability 'critical components' for lasting peace in Libya - ICC Prosecutor UN News 26 May 2016 -- Justice, accountability and the deterrent effects of the law remain "critical components" for achieving lasting peace in Libya, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the United Nations Security Council today, encouraging the country's Government to give priority to devising effective plans and strategies to address atrocity crimes, and to invest in the relevant national institutions responsible for such work.
- NATO Ready to Intervene in Situation in Libya if Requested by Unity Gov't Sputnik 24 May 2016 -- NATO is ready to intervene in the situation in Libya if the country's Government of National Accord (GNA) files a corresponding request, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.
- Libya Asks for EU Assistance in Coast Guard, Naval Forces Training Sputnik 22 May 2016 -- According to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini's statement, Libyan authorities have requested EU assistance in the training of employees of the Coast Guard and the country's naval forces.
- US military gearing up for upcoming Libya mission: Dunford Press TV 21 May 2016 -- The US military is in a "period of intense dialogue" with the Libyan government and may deploy troops and equipment to the troubled North African country "any day" now, says the US military's top general.
- Libyan Army Bashes World Powers for Favoring Unity Government Troops Sputnik 18 May 2016 -- The Libyan Army wants more support from world powers in its fight against Islamists, the army spokesman told Sputnik on Wednesday, as he criticized the international community for giving its military aid to the UN-backed unity government alone.
- Friend or Foe? Doubts Plague US Military in Libya Training VOA 18 May 2016 -- The U.S. military is "prepared to support" a train-and-equip mission to fight the thousands of Islamic State militants in Libya when the Libyan government is ready for it, the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Tuesday.
- Will Arming Libya's 'Unity' Government Escalate Conflict? VOA 17 May 2016 -- The focus was how to combat Islamic State militants and halt their unnerving advance in Libya, just a short boat ride from southern Europe. But Western powers' announcement Monday of their readiness to arm the struggling unity government in Tripoli has gone down badly with a rival government and its militia in the east of the fractious, chaotic country.
- World Powers Back Lifting Libyan Arms Embargo VOA 16 May 2016 -- World powers say they will back Libya's new government in its bid to lift a U.N. arms embargo, a move that could help the government combat internal security threats and fight Islamic State.
- World powers ready to arm Libyan government: statement Press TV 16 May 2016 -- The United States and other world powers have voiced readiness to supply weapons to Libya's internationally-recognized government to counter militants and rivals.
- Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Participation in the Vienna Ministerial Meeting on Libya US Dept. of State 15 May 2016
- US boots take position in Libya ahead of ISIL battle Press TV 13 May 2016 -- The United States has reportedly stationed some two dozen special operations troops to Libya prior to a possible military campaign against Daesh (ISIL) terrorists in the North African state.
- Dunford: U.S. Working With Libya to Assess Possible Needs in Counter-ISIL Fight AFPS 03 May 2016 -- The United States is working with the interim Libyan government to see what help it might need in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
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