Tag: militia

  • Haftar regains control

    Whoever controls the oil, controls Libya. Libya’s Khalifa Haftar ‘retakes oil ports from Islamist militia’ Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have retaken key oil-rich areas […]

  • China’s maritime militia

    How China uses its “bad cops” to do its dirty work. Countering China’s Third Sea Force: Unmask Maritime Militia before They’re Used Again By Andrew S. EricksonConor M. Kennedy As the […]

  • Pirate kingpin surrenders

    Garfanje allegedly behind countless acts of kidnap and piracy. Somali pirate kingpin surrenders to authorities Mogadishu (dpa) – One of Somalia’s top pirates surrendered Monday to the authorities with hundreds […]

  • Libya reopens strike-hit oil port

    Oil revenues slide further. Libya reopens strike-hit oil port as U.N. convenes talks Libya reopened its oil port of Hariga on Tuesday, ending a strike by guards that had threatened […]

  • 1 dead, 2 injured in tanker bombing

    Libyan militia fighting claims victims. At least one dead, two injured in Libya Aegean tanker bombing By Charlie Bartlett from London Aegean Oil tanker Araevo has been bombed by an unidentified fighter aircraft […]

  • Libyan navy ship hit during fighting

    Intense fighting around port.  Libyan navy ship hit during fighting in Benghazi port, smoke rising (Reuters) – A Libyan navy ship docked at Benghazi port was hit during heavy fighting […]

  • Threat to ships at Benghazi

    Issues continue in Libya. Ships calling at Benghazi could be targeted  Cairo: Retired Libyan general Khalifa Haftar on Sunday threatened to order his troops to shoot ships entering the Port […]