444 Brigade Arrest SSA members in Tripoli as tensions persist

Sep 8, 2021 | Libyan actors

On 8 September, members of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence -aligned 444 Brigade reportedly arrested guards from the GNU Ministry of Health in Tripoli. Reports suggest that the guards were arrested due to their affiliation with the Security Support Apparatus (SSA). Gunfire was subsequently reported in connection with the arrest in Ain Zara.