Tag: Libya
23 nations converge on Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya
Nearly two dozen nations gathered on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and…
RRS rescues 4 women from trafficker on way to Libya
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, has rescued four women from a suspected human trafficker in Lagos,…
U.S. confirms death of top Islamic State leader in Libya
The U.S. has confirmed the death of the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was…
Over 4,700 migrants rescued off Libya coast
Over 4,700 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya as they tried to reach Europe, an Italian coast…
Obasanjo laments growing rate of African immigrants
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed sadness over the growing rate of Africans illegally travelling to…
50 migrants feared missing at sea off Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it had a report of 40 to 50 migrants missing at…
Four Libyan soldiers killed by Islamist fighters in Benghazi
Reuters – Four Libyan soldiers were killed and six wounded in fresh fighting with Islamist groups in the eastern city…
82 bodies recovered as migrant boat sinks
A Red Crescent official said on Friday that the organization has recovered 82 bodies washed ashore after a boat packed…
Boko Haram strengthens ties with ISIS, fights in Libya
AP — Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are strengthening ties with the Islamic State group, as shown by reports that Nigerian…
Over 200 migrants feared drowned off Libya
Rome (AFP) – Over 200 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned Wednesday after…
Islamic State kidnaps Nigerian, two others in Libya
Libya, (Reuters) – Islamic State has kidnapped three African Christians in eastern Libya, the group said, publishing their passport pictures.…
Islamic State seizes another town in Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have seized another town in Libya, the group and a military source said…
Italy better than Libya but Nigeria is worst – Nigerian mother
RAGUSA, Italy (Reuters) A Nigerian who gave birth on a warship after the Italian navy rescued her from a migrant…
Breaking: 700 African migrants drown in Libyan waters
Seven hundred people are feared to have drowned when a fishing boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsized off Libya, the…
Two dead in gun attack on S. Korea embassy in Libya
Unidentified gunmen attacked South Korea’s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday and killed two local security guards, officials…