Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2018 - Libya Special Weapons News
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- Libyan Government of National Accord Announces New Truce Near Tripoli Sputnik 26 Sep 2018 -- The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Wednesday the conclusion of a new ceasefire agreement between rival factions in the vicinity of Tripoli.
- Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official UN News 25 Sep 2018 -- The top United Nations relief official in Libya has voiced deep alarm at the humanitarian impact of increasing hostilities in Tripoli, which has led over two days to the deaths of 11 people, most of them civilians, and the wounding of 18 others.
- Half a million children face 'immediate danger' in Libyan capital: UNICEF Press TV 24 Sep 2018 -- The UN children's agency (UNICEF) says intensified fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli has put the lives of half a million children in "immediate danger," warning that more than 2.6 million children are living in dire conditions across the conflict-ridden North African country.
- Analysts: France and Italy's Differences Undermine Efforts Against IS in Libya VOA 23 Sep 2018 -- France and Italy have had differences over how changes should be brought in Libya in the post-Moammar Gaddafi era, but those differences have become public in recent months, raising concerns among some analysts that the ongoing tension between the two sides would derail the more important task of fighting IS-linked militants in the country.
- UN chief "alarmed" by violations of UN-backed ceasefire in Libya UN News 22 Sep 2018 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated on Friday that he is "alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire" in the capital of Libya, Tripoli, which has led to the death of dozens of civilians.
- Security Council extends mandates of UN peace operations in Libya, Colombia through next September UN News 13 Sep 2018 -- By unanimous agreement on Thursday, the Security Council extended the mandates of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Organization's Verification Mission in Colombia.
- Conditions for elections not yet ripe in Libya, says Prime Minister Seraj Press TV 12 Sep 2018 -- Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Seraj, who leads the UN-brokered transitional government based in Tripoli, says conditions in the conflict-ridden country are too unstable to hold elections in coming months.
- The United States and UN Sanction Libyan Militia Leader Ibrahim Jadhran US Dept. of State 12 Sep 2018 -- Today, the United States, in coordination with the UN Security Council's Libya Sanctions Committee, imposed financial sanctions on Libyan militia leader Ibrahim Jadhran.
- Treasury Sanctions Militia Leader Responsible for Multiple Attacks on Libyan Oil Facilities US Treasury 12 Sep 2018 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today targeting the leader of a militia in Libya that has been the cause of many fatalities this year alone and that has repeatedly attacked critical Libyan oil facilities, causing severe damage to Libya's economy. Ibrahim Jadhran oversaw forces that attacked Libyan oil facilities in the "oil crescent," a lucrative target for rogue militias and criminals, thereby damaging the peace and stability of Libya.
- Libya's national oil company HQs comes under attack Press TV 10 Sep 2018 -- Unknown gunmen have attacked the headquarters of Libya's national oil company in the capital, Tripoli, reportedly taking a number of people hostage.
- UN condemns 'cowardly' attack on Libya's national oil corporation headquarters UN News 10 Sep 2018 -- The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned Monday's attack on the National Oil Company (NOC) headquarters in Tripoli.
- Human traffickers in Libya are posing as UN staff, says Refugee Agency UN News 08 Sep 2018 -- The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has called on Libyan authorities to take action against criminals targeting desperate refugees and migrants, amid reports that smugglers and traffickers in the country are impersonating Agency staff.
- Libya has 'lurched from one emergency to another,' high-level UN official tells Security Council UN News 05 Sep 2018 -- The status quo in Libya is "untenable," Ghassan Salamé, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) told the Security Council on Wednesday.
- Ceasefire agreement reached in Libyan capital, announces UN mission UN News 04 Sep 2018 -- An agreement on a ceasefire in Tripoli has been reached under the auspices of Ghassan Salame, the top United Nations official in Libya, the Organization's Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, has announced.
- Libya declares state of emergency in Tripoli amid deadly clashes Press TV 03 Sep 2018 -- Libya's internationally-recognized government has announced a state of emergency in the capital, Tripoli, and its outskirts, which have been the scene of deadly clashes between rival militia groups over the past week.
- UN chief urges calm as violence erupts in Libyan capital UN News 02 Sep 2018 -- Condemning the escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties to immediately cease hostilities and grant humanitarian relief to those in need.
- Joint Statement on Libya on the Situation in Tripoli US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2018 -- The text of the following statement on Libya was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
- Arab Media Report Cease-fire in Libyan Capital VOA 01 Sep 2018 -- Arab media reported Saturday that warring militias in the Libyan capital had agreed to a cease-fire, but it was unclear whether it would hold for long.
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