Page 5 - Libya

Libyan forces advance against IS in Sirte, lose 10 troops

Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 ouster and killing of dictator Muammar Gadhafi

Government contacts Indians stuck in Libya

Indian men hailing from Punjab are in a place which is 899 kms from capital Tripoli

Hospital official says car bombing in eastern Libya kills 23 people

Since 2014, the country has been divided between two governments and parliaments, and a loose set of militias and tribes

Libya requested first US air raids on IS, says PM Fayez Al Sarraj

He added that the operation would be of limited duration and no US ground forces would be deployed

87 migrant bodies wash up on Libya beach

Illegal migration from Libya booms in the summer months when the Mediterranean is generally calm and traffickers pack unsafe boats with migrants desperate to start a new life in Europe

14 unidentified dead bodies found in Libya

UN envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler expressed his shock and dismay made by the killings, calling them a war crime in a Twitter post

Libya govt condemns French military presence

Says, any assistance given should be based on a request'or in coordination'

Car bomb kills 12 soldiers in Libya

Heavy clashes erupted between the Libyan army troops and the militants, who used mines and car bombs

Indian national Regi Joseph abducted in Libya released

He hails from Kozhikode in Kerala and was working as a computer engineer near the Libyan capital

Arms depot blast kills dozens in western Libya

The official added that the injured people are receiving medical care in a nearby hospital

Libya eastern government declares martial law

Parliament Speaker Agila Saleh's declaration places the military on high alert and expands its powers

European Union urges UN resolution to halt illegal arms to Libya by sea

Federica Mogherini told the council that EU ships have saved thousands of lives and seized over 100 vessels

Government bars Indians from travelling to Libya

External Affairs ministry added that the ban has been effective from May 3 this year

Our embassy in Libya trying best to assist Indian nationals, says MEA

It was thanks to the embassy's intervention that their salaries were paid, and their exit visas were issued

Gunmen storm Libya TV station as UN-backed govt told to leave

Sources said the gunmen were supporters of the UN-backed government, whose head Fayez al-Sarraj arrived in the capital on Wednesday

Kerala nurse, toddler killed in Libya bomb blast: Family

The family has further sought government help to bring back the bodies to India