444 Brigade clashes with PFG near al-Hamada al-Hamra oilfields

Oct 24, 2024 | Libyan actors

On 24 October, a 444 Brigade patrol clashed in the vicinity of al-Hamadah al-Hamra oilfields with the local Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), comprising mostly Zintanis. The following day, Sheikh Musaab Majdi Hafala, a Zintani noble, called on all the city’s sheikhs to issue a statement condemning ‘the violations committed by Force 444’ the day before. He blamed the Dabaiba government for attempting to seize control over the oilfield by force of arms.

On 26 October, a masked man claiming to speak on behalf of the 444 Brigade said that the peaceful patrol was attacked by the PFG out of the blue.