It seemed too outrageous that such a place would be bombed, but if it were true it might be a war crime. It was the middle of the night in Libya. How could we verify the claim?
Tag: Libya
Europe Shut These Migrants Out, Then Libyan Rebels Bombed Them
A July 2 airstrike in Libya killed more than 50 migrants and refugees at a detention center. Our investigation found that they were being held less than 100 yards from a weapons depot that had been struck two months earlier.
U.S. Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Camp Were First Sold to France
The discovery of the Javelin missiles confirmed longstanding fears that foreign sponsorship on all sides of Libya’s conflict is amplifying the fighting.
More Than 80 Migrants Feared Drowned Off Tunisia Coast
Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya.
Libya Airstrike Kills 40 in Migrant Detention Center, Official Says
The United Nations-supported government blamed the self-styled Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Hifter, for the strike early Wednesday.
United Arab Emirates Denies Sending American Missiles to Libya
The denial came after a Democratic senator warned that the United States could halt arms sales to the United Arab Emirates if the law was broken.
Italy Arrests Captain of Ship That Rescued Dozens of Migrants at Sea
Capt. Carola Rackete, an outlaw to some and a heroine to others, was seized after her ship, the Sea Watch 3, docked in Lampedusa and 42 migrants disembarked.
American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound
The powerful American missiles had fallen into the hands of rebels fighting a U.S.-backed government. The U.S. appears to have sold the missiles to the U.A.E.
Rescue Ship Poses New Test for Italy’s Hard-Line Migrant Policies
The Sea Watch 3, seeking to disembark 42 people it picked up off Libya, has entered Italian waters off the island of Lampedusa, in defiance of new legislation.
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn’t M.B.S. It’s M.B.Z.
Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the U.A.E.’s power by following America’s lead. He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own. And President Trump seems to be following him.