French President Macron has for weeks called on warring sides in Libya to reach an unconditional ceasefire.

Khalifa Haftar wants to use his control over oil resources to remind the UN-backed government he can stop oil exports should his LNA forces not win on the Tripoli battlefield.

Forces backing Libya's internationally recognised government appear to be gaining ground after house-to-house battles with troops loyal Haftar in southern parts of Tripoli.

Forces aligned to UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) retake control of the town of Aziziya, 60km south of the capital Tripoli.

As many as 16,000 people have fled Libya's capital, Tripoli, as fighting commences on the outskirts of the city as the LNA continues to attempt an advance.

Troops allied to the Tripoli government moved more vehicles from the western city of Misrata to defend the capital. Since Qaddafi’s downfall, the country has been divided between the UN-backed government in Tripoli and the parallel administration allied to Haftar

Tensions rise as renegade General Khalifa Haftar orders his forces to move on Libyan capital Tripoli in a 'victorious march'.

In audio recording posted online, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar ordered his forces to move towards the capital, Tripoli, in a 'victorious march'.

The movement of forces loyal to rival governments across western Libya throws Tripoli back under the spotlight as the potential focus of the country's next civil conflict.

After liberating the eastern city of Derna from militias, Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), looks West, in order to secure his power in Libya.

Fighting intensifies in Derna, the last remaining eastern city out of the Libyan National Army’s control with around 150,000 residents caught in the crossfire.

Khalifa Haftar is the head of the Libyan National Army and controls large parts of the eastern regions of Libya, where people welcomed his return.

Libya: General Khalifa Haftar may have survived his illness but the struggle for his seat has already started. Speculations regarding his potential successor is already taking place within Libya.

Libyan military commander, Khalifa Haftar, is reportedly still in Paris after suffering a stroke. Officials say his health situation could potentially reinvigorate the power struggle in Libya.

Military commander's spokesperson says he's in good health amid reports he is in coma after suffering stroke.

With victory of Khalifa Haftar and Salafi fighters, Sabratha residents anxious over who might take control of their city next