Day: August 11, 2026
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Libya’s Army Anniversary Highlights the Challenge of Building a Unified Military
Libya marked the 86th anniversary of the founding of its army on August 9 with renewed calls to unify the country’s military institution and keep it outside political and regional rivalries. Presidential Council head Mohamed al-Menfi and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah both used the anniversary to stress the importance of a unified national military.…
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Zawiyah Escalation Raises Risk of Wider Conflict in Western Libya
Repeated drone attacks on Zawiyah’s oil complex have pushed one of western Libya’s most volatile cities back into the center of the country’s security crisis. The latest attack struck a fuel storage tank at the Zawiyah refinery on August 10, triggering a major fire. The tank, operated by Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, contained about 4.5…