Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Situation In Libya Is Quickly Deteriorating



Al Jazeera: Tripoli airport bombed ahead of UN-backed peace talks

Libya talks set to start in Morocco, as UN envoy says the situation on the ground is "deteriorating rapidly".

Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised parliament in Tobruk have carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport, a security official said, just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.

The jets hit an open area near the runway at Maitiga airport on Thursday but caused no major damage and the airport was operating normally, a security source at the airport told the Reuters news agency.

More News On The Crisis In Libya

Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start -- Reuters
Islamic State will 'stop at nothing' to boost Libya presence: UN -- Reuters
ISIS will ‘stop at nothing’ to strengthen presence in Libya – UN -- RT
Isis threat to Libya 'real and imminent' warns UN envoy -- IBTimes
Libya crisis ‘festering,’ UN envoy warns, urging decisive action to build national unity -- UN News Centre
Libya asks U.N. for arms, jets, tanks to battle Islamic State: letter -- Reuters
Libya Makes Urgent Appeal to UN to Lift Embargo on Weapons -- AP
Libya asks UN to lift arms embargo to confront ISIL -- Al Jazeera
Libya Calls On UN To Loosen Arms Embargo That The UN Calls 'Almost Nonexistent' -- IBTimes
Libya Asks UN To Approve Arms Contracts -- Defense News
Egypt Wades Into Libya Conflict With IS Strikes -- Bloomberg
Italy wants more EU involvement in Libya -- Africa Intelligence
Amid ‘diminishing window of opportunity,’ Libyan peace talks set to resume -- UN News Centre
Algeria to host Libya talks: U.N. -- Al Arabiya

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