Khalifa Hifter

US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes

A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war.

Libya says production has resumed at its largest oilfield after more than 2-week hiatus

Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000

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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city.

UN experts urge forces of powerful Libyan commander to stop evicting residents, demolishing homes

United Nations-commissioned experts have called for forces of a powerful Libyan military commander to stop evicting residents and demolishing their homes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

Libya’s central bank announces reunification after nearly a decade of division due to civil war

Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west.

Libyan governing body’s vote to replace its head adds uncertainty to the country’s split politics

One of Libya’s top governing bodies has elected a new head, in a development that could further fracture the country already split between two rival administrations.