Oil exports in Libya have resumed from the port of Ras Lanouf for the first time in three years. The shipment follows the recent takeover of vital oil terminals by the forces of renegade General Khalifa Haftar.

The Prime Minister of Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli Fayez al-Sarraj says he is open to talks with renegade General Khalifa Haftar.

Libyan forces say they've taken back almost all of Sirte, a city that used to be Islamic State's regional stronghold.

Libyan government forces close in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte.

Libyan forces are preparing for a final push to oust Islamic State from its former North African stronghold of Sirte.

Rescuers pluck hundreds of migrants from vessels off the Libyan coast, but for one young Somali man who died during the journey, their help came too late -- as 2016 starts to look like the deadliest year in the current migrant crisis.

Libyan forces battle snipers on Thursday (August 18) in their ongoing campaign to recapture Sirte from Islamic State militants.

In Libya, UN-backed government forces say they have taken complete control of ISIL's headquarters in the city. Meanwhile, ISIL has claimed responsibility for the downing of a pro-government fighter jet.

A day after the U.S. began air strikes against Islamic State's stronghold in Libya, anti-IS fighters welcome Washington's involvement but remain wary of advancing, for fear of mines and snipers.

Investigation is under way in Libya after 21 unidentified bodies showing signs of torture were found in Benghazi. The UN's Libya envoy Martin Kobler says he is shocked by the executions, which he labelled a war crime.

Leaders of the UN-backed government in Libya have summoned the French ambassador to explain why French troops are operating in their country.