By Noha El-Hennawy Gunmen killed two women and three children of the same family while they were driving on a highway near the capital, Tripoli, less than a week after an airstrike slammed into a house killing at least three civilians, a health...
Libya. A “funny war” drones
By Maryline Dumas & Mathieu Galtier The stalemate of the Libyan conflict seems to discourage the international community...
Read More
Libya: Civilians caught in the crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli
In the first in-depth field investigation across the frontline since fighting broke out on 4 April, the organization visited 33...
Read More
Haftar’s offensive in Tripoli
By Ibrahim Sowan Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli, launched in April 2019, has been a setback. But the retired field Marshall is...
Read More
Is the answer Tunisia?
By Rania Mostafa Tunisia was the first answer to the question “for how long?” Everyone was witnessing the manifestations of...
Read More
By Saleh Sarar Tripoli’s just under two million residents used to fondly refer to their city as the bridal pearl of the Mediterranean Sea, thanks to its cultured serenity and quiet, a metaphor which they still nostalgically cling on to.
Justice Needed for 3 Children’s Deaths The LNA that is supported by the Interim Government in eastern Libya has consistently denied causing civilian deaths despite mounting evidence of their responsibility.
By John C.K. Daly Russia’s growing presence in MENA and Africa is reaping financial rewards but is not without cost, as the Libyan fatalities attest.
By Michael O’Hanlon & Federica Saint Fasanotti While world leaders remain confused and divided and, most of all, usually indifferent over the future of Libya, its municipal leaders point the way forward.
By Riccardo Redaelli Until now, most of the external actors involved in Libya relied on a Cold-War “zero sum game theory”, based on the dichotomic vision amicus/hostis (friend/enemy) of classical realpolitik. It is time this changes.
By Sergey Sukhankin Since the overthrow of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been consumed by a destructive domestic struggle for power aggravated by the involvement of major external players.
By Ellen Burney In June, a German sea captain was arrested for defying the orders of Italian authorities and rescuing Libyan refugees from a dinghy by sailing them to safety.
By Peter Brooks & Terra Schroeder Some have suggested that Libya today is “possibly the largest drone-war theatre in the world.”
By Aidan Lewis Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike that hit a house near a military intelligence camp in Libya’s capital on Monday, a Reuters reporter and health officials...
By Sebastian Rees On September 9, Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) carried out a series of targeted air strikes on forces aligned with Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA).
By Sally Hayden The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers.
By Nadine Dahan Nationwide internet shutdowns have become increasingly frequent during mass protests in the region – but what do they aim to achieve, and what can be done to fight them?
By Marily Sasota Gayeta War dramatically changed my students’ lives. I had witnessed how carefree teenagers became socially involved citizens.
By Tim Eaton This article is part of Chatham House’s project exploring the development of Libya’s conflict economy. The key findings are fuel shortages continue, Libyans pay twice, and more transparency needed.
By Sally Hayden The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers.
By Roger Boyes From Cairo to Baghdad, corrupt hardline regimes are struggling to keep a lid on mass dissent.
By Tim Eaton This article is part of Chatham House’s project exploring the development of Libya’s conflict economy. The key findings are fuel shortages continue, Libyans pay twice, and more transparency needed.