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By Jonathan Ruhe

‘Lead from behind’ has failed in Libya. The US must lead from the front to prevent a destabilizing deal between rival factions dominated by Russia and Turkey. Read More

By Sami Hamdi

For European powers, it is clear that the French gamble in Libya has failed and that Macron has led them into a quandary. France has actively pursued a foreign policy that seeks to secure its own interests at the expense of the European Union’s. Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is flexing diplomatic and military muscle in Libya to bring about a cease-fire and a new round of peace talks. Read More

By Yvonne Ridley

This is a tale of two cities twinned by treachery. Syria’s Jabal Al-Zawiya might be 1,800 miles away from Sirte in Libya, but their fates are very much intertwined as military forces threaten to put the regional powers of Turkey and Russia on a collision course. Read More

By Jalel Harchaoui

Last month, forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognized government made a gruesome discovery within the vicinity of Tarhuna, some 50 miles southeast of the capital, Tripoli.

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By Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon

Putin and Erdogan “act when there’s a stick involved,” a House aide said. Read More

By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

On 20 July, Egypt’s parliament approved a military deployment to fight what it deemed “criminal militias” and “foreign terrorist groups” on a “western front”, showing its preparedness to usher in a new phase of Libya’s conflict.  Read More

On 20 July, Egyptian legislators authorised sending combat troops to Libya, where Cairo’s ally Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is on the defensive. Following Turkey’s intervention on the Tripoli government’s behalf, Egypt’s involvement could escalate the war dramatically. All parties should seek a compromise. Read More

Tel Aviv provides Haftar militias with training and weapons as Libya may become new market for Israel’s military exports. Read More

By Elisabeth R. Myers

With the LNA in retreat from Tripoli, but foreign powers still backing an escalation in the conflict, what next for Libya? Read More

By Samer Khalil Al-Atrush

Since the 2011 NATO-backed revolt in Libya that ended 42 years of rule by Qaddafi, the oil-rich North African country has been in perpetual turmoil. Read More

By Metin Gurcan

Ankara believes a large-scale Egyptian ground operation is highly unlikely in Libya, considering the likely dynamics of power struggles in the skies of Sirte and al-Jufra, between tribes in southern Libya and on air and naval logistical routes between Libya and Turkey. Read More

By Seth J. Frantzman

US Africa Command has not only been the most recent addition to America’s method of dividing the world into various areas of responsibility for military operations, but also one of the least well-known. Read More

Warfare has stopped – for now – in the Libyan capital, but long power blackouts caused by years of poor maintenance still cause misery in the scorching summer weather. Read More

By Stasa Salacanin

Libya’s conflict has exposed deep divides within the EU and Nato, leaving non-Western powers to fill the vacuum. Read More

Playing one country against the other and exploiting competing interests of regional powers, Haftar has done everything to keep the conflict running as a freeloader. Read More

By Ismail Yasha

The Egyptian parliament agreed on Monday to authorise President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to send the army on combat missions abroad to “defend Egyptian national security”. Read More

By Sylvie Kauffmann

In the Eastern Mediterranean, the West has retreated. That leaves Turkey and Russia to fill the vacuum. Read More

Unlike Turkey, which was requested to help defend the legitimate UN-recognised government in Tripoli, Egypt has no such mandate to enter Libya. Read More

Egypt is threatening the UN-backed government of Libya with a tribal rebellion, but many tribe leaders have slammed the former military general. Here’s a breakdown of Libya’s tribal demographics. Read More

By Diego Cupolo

Surveying activities by a Turkish ship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have put Greek forces on high alert as Ankara seeks leverage in regional maritime border disputes. Read More