Sirte
Libya’s special operations force announced, on Wednesday killing the terrorist Mahdi Dango, who was involved in the Kidnapping and beheading of 21 Egyptian Christian workers that in the city of Sirte, in 2015.
Sirte lies in Central Libya while Misrata is located western the country.
The meeting is held in the Libyan city of Sirte in the presence of a delegation of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, among others.
The Libyan House of Representatives, currently based in Tobruk, agreed to hold a plenary session in Sirte in order to carry out a vote of confidence in the new interim government.
Shoukry highlighted the Jufra-Sirte “red line” Egypt has earlier set in order for ceasefire to be implemented in Libya and hostile activities to stop in the country.
The Libyan National Army spokesperson General Ahmed El Mesmari said Sunday that the Tripoli government and Turkey are misleading the public opinion to attack Sirte city.
President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi held a meeting Wednesday with the commander of the Second Field Army, president of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, and the head of the Financial Affairs Authority of the Armed Forces, according to the presidential spokesperson.
Mahgoub stated that the first batch of those started patrolling the capital after receiving training at Takbali Camp southern the city and the police uniform.
Turkey still uses Oqba bin Nafea airbase in Al,Watiyah, western Libya, to bring in military reinforcements less than a month after losing air defense and electronic warfare systems in strikes by "unknown flights."
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the necessity to achieve a ceasefire and a political solution to the Libyan crisis during phone calls on Wednesday with his French and German counterparts, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas.
The Foreign Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives expressed its deep concern over the reports that the government of National Accord continues to build-up militia around Sirte, and incites to attack the city.
Sudanese authorities declared the arrest of 160 individuals, including two foreigners, as they were attempting to cross the borders to Libya.
Armed militias affiliated with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and fight for the Libyan government of National Accord (GNA) started Saturday to move towards Tawergha town near Sirte city, reported Al Arabiya.
The United States Department of State affirmed its firm stance on Libya rejecting all forms of foreign interference. It also told Saudi Al-Arabiya that Turkey has barged in to Libya and is currently preparing for an attack on Sirte.
He underscored the army's readiness to confront any attack against Al Jafra and Sirte by the Turkish troops and their allies.
Turkey’s statements of direct military activities in Libya are in violation of the Security Council’s resolutions and international law, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Monday.
The Libyan National Army forces managed on Monday to seize the city of Sirte.
Deqno, who was born in Sirte City in 1981, established a terrorist group known as "Desert Army" for non-Libyan militants.
Libyan authorities repatriated last Thursday 12 Egyptian minors, whose fathers were killed in the fighting between Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous Operation forces and ISIS militants in Sirte.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on the headquarters of Libyan state oil firm NOC in Tripoli.
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