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The National Conference, which aims to garner Libyans’ thoughts on the conflict and promote reconciliation, is part of the UN’s September 2017 ‘Action Plan’ for ending the…
International diplomacy over the Libyan conflict slowed this year. This was partly the result of Russian-US disagreement over selecting a new UN envoy, and the waning influence of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224588
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LIBYA: New draft constitution to face approval hurdles
The GNU has a limited mandate of ten months before it oversees elections on December 24. It will first need to organise a referendum on the controversial constitution draft of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259430
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The latest tragedies in the Mediterranean come as the Libyan arm of the Islamic State group (ISG) released a video purporting to show the killings of 30 Ethiopian Christians. Both…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199057
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IS will likely look to further expand the scope of its operations in major urban centres, using low-cost attacks with high publicity returns.
LIBYA: Instability will likely delay December polls
Although Haftar has previously signalled his aspiration to defeat the armed forces in western Libya, this is the first time he has ordered a major assault on the capital. Haftar’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243223
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Although a ceasefire has been in place since October 2020, very little has been done during that time to integrate or demobilise the many armed forces and groups that exist across…
They will probably discuss the final draft of the peace agreement between the two main rival political blocs: the pro-Islamist Libya Dawn bloc led by the Tripoli-based General…