The self-styled commander of Libya's rebel forces, Khalifa Haftar, says his armed militia will not be subordinate to the current Libyan government.

Unidentified armed men have shot dead a senior Libyan military commander who was wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes in the country’s eastern city of Benghazi.

Libya's internationally-recognized government officially hands over power to a new interim executive that is expected to unify the war-torn African country.

Libya has been grappling with unchecked violence since 2011.

Libya’s designated premier Abdulhamid Dbeibeh will propose a unified government to the country’s parliament as part of a peace plan.

The country descended into unprecedented chaos last year after the ‘Libyan National Army’ under rebel commander Khalifa Haftar marched on Tripoli.

Russia warns against the resumption of hostilities in conflict-ridden Libya after rebel commander Khalifa Haftar called for the continuation of fighting, which has been halted thanks to a United Nations (UN)-brokered truce.

A UN envoy warns that the presence of at least 20,000 foreign combatants and mercenaries in Libya is causing a “serious crisis” in the country.

Turkey summons envoys of the European Union, Italy and Germany to protest the interception of a Libya-bound Turkish-flagged commercial vessel by an EU-led mission.

Haftar owns millions of dollars’ worth of US real estate. He was backed by the CIA at one time.