Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
Tag: Libyan Conflict
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The situation in Libya is briefed to the United Nations Security Council by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Flights From Libya to Italy For...
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed the evacuation of 93 asylum seekers to Italy from Libya on Thursday (November 25), where they had been living in precarious situations with uncertain futures
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya is chaired by Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramirez, Mexico’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council for November
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya is chaired by Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July
Putin to Visit Turkey Amid Growing...
President Vladimir Putin will visit Istanbul Wednesday to help inaugurate a new gas pipeline between the Russia and Turkey
Story of a Libya Evacuee
Mohamed Daood Ali, a refugee from Sudan’s Darfur region, had not spoken to his mother in the two years he was held in a detention center in Libya. He left Darfur and travelled to Libya in the hopes of crossing the Mediterranean to Europe but never made it out
Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Militants...
Some of the attacks as documented by Amnesty International were either indiscriminate or disproportionate – meaning they violated fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes. In other cases, the presence of fighters at or near civilian homes and medical facilities endangered civilians there
UNHCR Welcomes Libya’s Decision to Shut...
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, today welcomed Libya’s announcement that it will be “shutting down” three of its detention centres for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Living and Dying in Battle for...
As Libya’s two rival governments fight for control of the capital, Tripoli, airstrikes and artillery fire continue to batter the city. Nearly 1,100 people have died and more than 100,000 have been displaced by the war
Migrants in Libya: Homeless, Detained But...
Governments and international organizations around the world have condemned last week’s bombing of a migrant detention center in Libya that killed more than fifty civilians and wounded at least 130. The horrific incident, however, has not deterred desperate migrants who still want to make the dangerous trip to Europe