As part of a coordinated Islamic State offensive in western Libya Thursday, a Tunisian suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint near the coastal city of Misrata, killing five people.
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and Breitbart News National Security editor Dr. Sebastian Gorka both denounced the nascent “Neocons For Hillary” movement in their Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM appearances Thursday morning.
Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 on a pledge to end the war in Iraq.
The flow of foreign fighters going into Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has dropped by 90 percent to nearly 200 per month within the past year, but the jihadist group has managed to double its presence in Libya over a similar period, according to U.S. military officials.
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) – the much-touted “unity” government supported by the United Nations – is slowly taking control of government agencies. On Monday, the GNA took over the office of foreign affairs. Additionally, “transport, social affairs, environment, and youth and sports ministries have likewise been transferred to the new government.”
Leaked documents show that the European Union (EU) is considering funding prisons in Libya to stem the flow of migrants this summer. A new leaked internal EU document from the European External Action Service (EEAS) has revealed that the EU
TEL AVIV – A State Department email released earlier this week contains a tidbit that spotlights the highly unusual nature of the U.S. special mission attacked in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, Breitbart Jerusalem has found.
(Reuters) – Migrants should no longer be able to get to Germany and Europe via the Balkan route, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday, adding that was concerned refugee numbers would rise with people now coming via
JERUSALEM – Lost in much of the news media coverage of Judicial Watch’s most recent Benghazi document disclosures is that the new materials lend weight to the argument that UN Ambassador Susan Rice deliberately misled the nation about the September 11,
A rival Islamist group, known as the Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC), has forced the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) out of the key eastern city of Derna and its outskirts in Libya.
Libya’s Vice President Ahmed Maetig has expressed hope that the European Union will enter into an agreement with his country similar to that between the EU and Turkey restricting the flow of migrants to Europe. Maetig made the appeal while
A Tunisian recruit told The London Times that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is training a female jihadi army in Libya.
The new Libyan “unity” government took a long time to reach the capital of Tripoli, because the Islamist warlords in control of the city would not let them use a plane. They had to sail from Tobruk to Tripoli by boat. They made port at the end of March, but did not get much further than the fortified naval base, where the “Government of National Accord” remains ensconced.
Contents: Israel’s Netanyahu vows revenge for terrorist bombing in Jerusalem; Mahmoud Abbas lobbies to revive international interest in Palestinians; In a new catastrophe, hundreds of migrants drown in the Mediterranean Sea; China’s bond market starts to unravel
Contents: Egypt-Saudi deal for Red Sea bridge triggers massive protests in Cairo; Migrant traffic from Libya to Italy surges; Czech Republic debates adopting the short name ‘Czechia’
The Palermo Court of Appeals confirmed the 30-year sentence of Somali migrant smuggler Mouhamud Elmi Muhidin Friday, found guilty of human trafficking, criminal racketeering aimed at illegal immigration and sexual violence. Muhidin was the captain of a vessel loaded with
The fragile Syrian ceasefire is “tenuous,” and has been breached repeatedly by the Russian-backed Bashar al-Assad regime, said President Barack Obama.
The CIA believes that Mideast rebels have already obtained man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADs, and the agency fears the weaponry could be attained by terrorist groups and utilized against civilian aircraft.
Sen. Rand Paul write: “There is a reason why the power to declare war is constitutionally that of the legislative branch and not the executive.”
Contents: EU threatens to impose travel restrictions on US/Canada visitors; EU migrant crisis moves to Italy as Austria begins closing border; Austria begins construction on border controls with Italy
The New York Times reports it was able to persuade Facebook to shut down six web pages used as “sprawling online arms bazaars” for terrorists and militants, “offering weapons ranging from handguns and grenades to heavy machine guns and guided missiles.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists in Libya who aspire to attack Europe or the United States has more than doubled to between 4,000 and 6,000 in the last 12 to 18 months, but militias there have managed to limit the terrorist group’s growth, says the commander of U.S. forces in Africa.
Representative and former DNC Vice Chair Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who is supporting Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), said that while “I’m not going to speak for any particular senator,” “there is a lot of fear, unfortunately that drives
Contents: In desperation, EU tries to overhaul its refugee asylum rules; As migrants turn to the Libya route, Germany warns Italy not to wave migrants through
The authorities in Libya’s capital Tripoli reportedly announced Tuesday that they were relinquishing power to the United Nations-backed unity government.
The latest move in President Obama’s bid to close the Guantánamo Bay prison facility involves the transfer of two Libyan detainees to Senegal.
Contents: US military will deploy three brigades to eastern Europe to counter Russia; Libya’s Government of National Accord sails into port of Tripoli
A report from Libya claims there are at least 800,000 migrants on the coast waiting for the right moment to cross the sea to Italy, and the European Union (EU) plans a new summit to prepare for the next potential
On Wednesday, an Italian Coast Guard vessel rescued 774 migrants in the Strait of Sicily between Italy and North Africa, one of a seemingly endless series of new waves of migrants moving north as the weather becomes more temperate.
Contents: Human traffickers sell routes through Europe for 5000 euros; Europeans expect hundreds of thousands of migrants from Libya
Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz explained to a military father during Tuesday’s CNN town hall that he would do “whatever is necessary militarily to defeat ISIS.”
Libyan asylum centres will “open the floodgates” and let thousands of migrants pour across the Mediterranean into Europe if the West does not offer them support, officials have said. While Europe prepares for a sharp rise in the number of migrant
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board member Clarence Page stated that the US’ “diplomatic actions and our military actions” “were completely lacking” after the toppling of Gaddafi in Libya on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Page said, “[I]t’s ironic to see Barack Obama, who was
The Daily Beast’s Eleanor Clift stated that “Chaos reigns” in Libya because “everybody fell down on the job” after Gaddafi’s removal on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Clift said, “[E]verybody fell down on the job once they got rid of Gaddafi. Chaos
Tunisia scored a victory in its pushback against the Islamic State, which is seeking to expand from its North African stronghold in Libya, by taking down an ISIS terrorist cell that was operating on the Libyan border.
The U.N. envoy has been blocked from flying into Tripoli, which is the national capital, but not the current headquarters of the internationally-recognized legitimate government.
TEL AVIV – Following the carnage in Brussels, Palestinian Authority Security Forces Spokesman said that the U.S. and Europe had created international terror and were therefore responsible for attacks on Western nations, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported.
Contents: EU will start returning migrants to Turkey on Sunday; UN and others object to EU-Turkey deal on humanitarian grounds; Greece’s refugee camp at Idomeni becomes disgusting an explosive
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s major powers will discuss Libya in the margins of an EU summit on Friday, with leaders expected to focus on efforts to end the political chaos and conflict in the country and rising migrant flows. The
Monday during a MSNBC town hall, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton discussed the push for regime change in Libya while she served was secretary of state. Clinton acknowledged the outcome wasn’t “perfect,” but touted the elections, which were an improvement from the
