Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2019 - Libya Special Weapons News
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- Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Libya The White House 19 Feb 2019
- Peace Remains Elusive in Libya VOA 15 Feb 2019 -- On February 17, eight years ago, Libyans rose up and launched a rebellion that led to the ouster of autocrat Col. Moammar Gadhafi. The high expectations of what life would be like without Gadhafi are no nearer being met – hope has given way to despair with the north African country frozen in a multi-sided conflict dividing regions, towns and involving dozens of rival militias.
- Situation in Southern Libya US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2019 -- "The United States is concerned by ongoing tensions in southern Libya, which have prolonged the closure of critical oil infrastructure and deprived all Libyans of vital economic resources."
- Libya: Forces loyal to Tripoli-based govt. seize control of largest oil field - military Press TV 12 Feb 2019 -- Forces loyal to the Tripoli-based government took control of the El-Sharara oil field, the largest in the country, on Sunday, according to an aide to a battalion commander.
- African Union Mulls Organizing Elections in Libya in October - Communique Sputnik 12 Feb 2019 -- The African Union (AU) has requested the AU Commission to make effort to organize presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in October, the AU said in a communique, released on Tuesday, following the two-day 32nd AU Summit, which was held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
- Libyan National Army Planes Carry Out Airstrikes Near El Feel Oilfield - Reports Sputnik 09 Feb 2019 -- The reports about the airstrike come amid an operation that the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched on 15 January aimed at destroying local terror groups and establishing control over oil fields in the southwestern part of the country.
- Libya's Haftar accused of conducting 'ethnic cleansing' in south Press TV 07 Feb 2019 -- Libya's internationally-recognized government has denounced as "ethnic cleansing" a recent military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in the country's south, which he has billed as an attempt to root out terrorists and foreign fighters from the restive region.
- Libya: $202 million needed to bring life-saving aid to half a million people hit by humanitarian crisis UN News 05 Feb 2019 -- The United Nations and its aid partners, together with the interim Government of Libya, launched on Tuesday a humanitarian response plan (HRP), appealing for $202 million to bring urgent life-saving assistance to some 550,000 women, children and men affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
- UN Appeals for $200M to Assist 550,000 Vulnerable People in Libya VOA 05 Feb 2019 -- The United Nations, together with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord in Libya, are appealing for more than $200 million to provide lifesaving assistance to 550,000 vulnerable people, nearly half of them children.
- Libyan Army Repels Attack by Chad-Based Militants in Southern Region – Spokesman Sputnik 01 Feb 2019 -- The Libyan army repulsed an attack by militants from Chad in Libya's southwest on Friday, a spokesman of the 73rd infantry brigade of the main command of the Libyan National Army, Gen. Mounzer Khartoush, told Sputnik.
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