Tag: Libya

Last week, the al-Qaeda affiliated militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) released a proof of life video of kidnapped South African paramedic Gerco Van Deventer, who is now believed to be in Mali.  Deventer started his medical career in the military, where he served as a medic for...

On Wednesday, the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that 10 barrels containing 2.5 tons of uranium ore had gone missing from an undisclosed site in southern Libya during a scheduled inspection. In a statement, the IAEA said that “agency safeguards inspectors found that 10 drums containing approximately...

A Libyan National Army (LNA) pilot has been released during a prisoner swap after being held by UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) forces since 2019 when he was downed near Tripoli. https://twitter.com/Ahmed_AlLibi/status/1203365266194862082?s=20&t=B1XOucSpnmB70Xmp4E_hDA Amer al-Orfi al-Gajam was captured on December 7, 2019, when his MiG-23ML, serial “26144,” crashed near the...

United States authorities announced that they have apprehended a Libyan suspect who they say made the bomb that took down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, back in 1988, which killed all 259 on board and an additional 11 people on the ground. Pan Am Flight 103 was scheduled...

Following the rule of Muammar Gaddafi the country of Libya has faced great turmoil, which it seems is reaching its apex following the heightened concerns over resource scarcity and political rivalry. Libya’s hopes of “recovering” from the rule of Gaddafi has shown to be a much slower process than...