People-smugglers have killed 22 African migrants on a beach in western Libya, a security source said Wednesday. The migrants were set to embark from Sabrata beach, 70 kilometers (45 miles) west of Tripoli, in a perilous attempt to cross the Mediterranean, the source said. They were killed after refusing to ...
Extremist militias on Friday attacked Libya’s main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar who control it to retaliate with air strikes, military sources said. The attack was spearheaded by the Benghazi Defense Brigades, a coalition of mostly extremist militias and armed groups, and was ...