LNA secures release of US hostage held by ISIS in Mali

On 14 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) helped secure the release of a U.S. hostage from Islamic State affiliates in Mali. Reuters news agency cited five sources as saying that the LNA helped secure the release on 14 August of Kevin Rideout, an American...

GNU reaches tentative agreement with al-Far

On 13 August, Muammar al-Dhawi, commander of the 55 Brigade (Wershefana), mediated a meeting in Janzour between Government of National Unity (GNU) National Security Advisor Ibrahim Dabaiba and Zawiyyan militia leader Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far. The two men reportedly...

Tripoli security situation remains unstable

On 13 August, a seven‑year‑old girl was injured in Tripoli when a drone crashed into a swimming pool at a home near the 111th Brigade camp (led by Deputy MoD Abdussalam Zoubi) on Airport Road. According to eyewitnesses, the drone suddenly fell into the residential...

Deaths at sea as migrant boat sinks

There were several deaths at sea this week after a migrant boat sunk off the coast of Libya. On 12 August, Albatross – SOS MEDITERRANEE’s and Humanitarian Pilots Initiative’s (HPI) joint aerial monitoring plane – witnessed two interceptions by Libyan...