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Is Khalifa Haftar trying to drag Turkey into the Libyan war?

As renegade warlord Khalifa Haftar fights to expand his rule over Libya, his anger at Turkey’s support for the internationally recognised Libyan government grows.

Libyan forces push back Haftar's troops south of Tripoli - Libyan crisis

Libya's unity government was created at UN-backed talks in 2015, but it has struggled to assert control, while a number of international initiatives since have failed to unite the country.

Russia's growing intervention in Libyan civil war

After Syria, Russia focuses its attention on Libya by supporting mercenaries and sending weapons to Khalifa Haftar, who is controlling the east of the country.

The battle of two Libyan governments over oil fields

Instability over control of disputed oil fields continues between the UN-backed Tripoli-based GNA and Tobruk-based LNA, led by General Khalifa Haftar, as the country’s largest oil field becomes the latest flashpoint.

Can Libya talks in Italy help Tripoli and its rivals end the civil war?

A two-day conference will be hosted in Palermo to bring Libya's rival governments to the table, but some prominent Libyans have more confidence in the UN-backed talks scheduled forJanuary 2019.

Can new elections bring an end to the Libyan war?

Seven years after the start of the Libyan revolution, the UN plans to hold elections in 2018. But they are unlikely to bring a permanent end to the conflict and the political, social, military and economic divisions in the country.

Over 400,000 people in Libya's Tobruk are at risk of running out of water

The politically unstable country's deteriorating economy is threatening water and sanitation plants which are now unable to produce clean drinking water.

Libyan group says it has freed Gaddafi's son

Saif al Islam Gaddafi was captured by a Libyan militia late in 2011, the year when a popular uprising toppled his father, Muammar Gaddafi, after more than 40 years in power.

The rise of DAESH in Libya

DAESH has extended its presence along some 250 km of Libya's Mediterranean coast on both sides of the coastal city of Sirte, and in January attacked the oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf.

Libyan forces retake key port city Sirte from DAESH

The fall of Sirte, a main DAESH stronghold in Libya, would be a major defeat for the terror group as it has also lost ground in Syria and Iraq.

Hammond says UK to send no combat troops to Libya

Britain's foreign secretary says his country will not deploy combat troops to Libya

Libya's unity gov't to start taking control of three ministries

Libya's UN-backed unity government will begin taking control of three ministries in attempt to assert itself ahead of vote