Libya Current Affairs, GK & News
Russia’s Wagner Group of Mercenaries
1,000 mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, are being deployed to the eastern part of Ukraine. For the past eight years, this group has been active in Syria, Ukraine, and African countries. They have been accused of committing human rights abuses and war crimes. Formation of the group Dmitri Utkin, a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Central African Republic • Crimea • Libya • Russia • Sudan • Ukraine • Wagner Group • Wagner Group of Mercenaries
Who are FACT rebels of Chad?
The Libya based rebels that are currently attacking Chad are called FACT. FACT is Front for Change and Concord in Chad. On April 20, 2021, the President of Chad Idriss Deby died of injuries after fighting against these rebels. About FACT FACT was formed in 2016. A group of rebels split from the UFDD after ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Chad • FACT • Idriss Deby • Libya • Rebels • Terrorism
Libyan Prime Minister resigns: Libyan crisis, Civil War, role of United Nations
The Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj is to resign by the end of October 2020. The United Nations has welcomed his resignation. Government of National Accord The current Libyan government under the leadership of PM Fayez Serraj is called the Government of National Accord. This government was formed under the initiative of United Nations in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Gaddafi • Government of Libya • Libya • Libyan Army • Libyan Civil War • Libyan Crisis • Libyan National Army • Muammar Gaddafi • Tripoli • United Nations Security Council
Egypt to Deploy Troops in Libya
The Parliament of Egypt has adopted a resolution authorizing the deployment of troops outside the country. This is after President Abdel Fateh el-Sisi had threatened stern military action against the Turkey-backed forces in Libya. The resolution has been passed by the members of the Egyptian Parliament i.e. the members and the members of the armed ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Abdel Fateh el-Sisi • Egypt • Egyptian Parliament • Libya • Troops • Turkey
Clashes intensify in Libya, UN raises aid alarm
The fighting in and around the capital city of Tripoli has intensified and is not likely to abate in the near future. There are growing fears of it taking shape of a full-blown civil war. The UN envoy to the country, Maria do Valle, has raised an alarm about the possible shortages of aid and ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Africa • Continents • Government of National Accord • In Libya • Khalifa Haftar • Libya • Libyan Civil War • Libyan National Army • Military of Libya • Tripoli • Western Libya offensive