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Most of the countries that have restored ties with Damascus are motivated by their strong desire to undermine Turkey's objectives in the wider region.
US Africa Command has claimed that Moscow sent aircraft directly from Russia to aid pro-Haftar mercenaries.
UN condemns use of IEDs against Libyan civilians
The GNA have accused Haftar's forces of planting mines in houses before pulling back from their positions in the south of the capital.
France and Turkey's growing rivalry in the Middle East
France views Turkey's foreign policy stance as a threat to its own economic and geopolitical interests.
Hundreds of foreign mercenaries withdraw from Libya's front lines
Foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Haftar's forces have been flown away from the front lines after the rogue general suffered major losses ...
Haftar urges forces to target 'colonial' Turkey in Libya
After losing battles in several strategic locations, Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar asked his loyalists "to fight Turkey's 'colonial' intervention".
Tripoli campaign to continue despite losses
General Haftar's forces have said they will continue to fight forces allied with the UN-supported government in Tripoli, despite heavy losses in ...
Libya government retakes several Tripoli districts from Haftar forces
Khalifa Haftar's LNA forces suffer further setbacks in their bid to seize Libya's capital from government control.
WATCH: Libyans parade captured Russian missile system in Tripoli
The Libyan Government of National Accord has paraded a captured Russian missile defence system through the streets of Tripoli while accusing ...
In Libya, Russia calls in its proxy, Assad
Comment: Transplanted to fight in another civil conflict, Syrian soldiers are finding themselves on opposing sides of Libya's crowded ...
Libyan social media call for release of kidnapped woman
After a young woman was kidnapped from her home in Tripoli, Libyans have launched a social media campaign to raise awareness about her abduction.
Tripoli forces seize another key town
The UN recognised government gained ground and managed to wrest a town from Haftar's forces.
Israel claims Iran is sending weapons to Libya's Haftar
Khalifa Haftar lost control of a key Libyan airbase this week.
Haftar announces air war against Turkish forces in Libya
Militias led by Khalifa Haftar have suffered a series of defeats in Libya following intervention by Turkey.
A weakened Haftar isn't the end of Libya's woes
Comment: In Libya, rogue General Haftar may be weakened, but his foreign backers will still act to prevent a stable, democratic ...
UN official warns of escalating foreign power-fuelled Libyan war
The UN's acting special envoy to Libya has warned of foreign-backed escalation on both sides of the Libyan conflict.
Libya vows to pursue Haftar's foreign supporters at UN
Libya’s internationally recognised government has captured two towns near the Tunisian border and said that it would ask the UN Security Council ...
Libyan government forces capture Haftar's Russian-made missile system
GNA loyalists have captured a missile defence system thought to have been given to Haftar's LNA by the United Arab Emirates.
Ethiopia ‘deploys missiles’ as Nile dispute with Egypt escalates
Ethiopia says it plans to fill a dam on the Nile without consulting Egypt, amid reports that Addis Ababa deployed missiles to defend the dam.
Syrian rebel and regime forces fight in Libya
A recent rapprochement between Assad and Haftar shows the increasing overlap between the two conflicts.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Libya government forces capture key base from rival Haftar
Libyan government forces have captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase from rogue General Khalifa Haftar, officials say.
Haftar's forces hit Libya displacement shelter, killing two
At least two people were killed after Haftar forces targeted a displacement shelter on Saturday, reports confirmed.
'Cut ties, declare war' with UAE: Libyan official urges
A Libyan GNA official is calling on his government to cut ties with the United Arab Emirates and officially consider the country an aggressor.
Greece is taking steps to normalise ties with the Syrian regime.
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