by Client Client | Aug 31, 2025 | Libyan actors
In the evening of 31 August, an explosion in a large ammunition depot of the Joint Operations Force in Misrata – in al-Sikkirat, a residential area west of the city – triggered a major fire, which in turn triggered further explosions. For hours, rockets and...
by Client Client | Aug 30, 2025 | Libyan actors
In an obvious reaction to the ongoing military buildup in Tripoli, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has reportedly deployed a significant number of additional troops, including many armoured vehicles and some artillery, to the strategically important areas of Sirte and...
by Client Client | Aug 30, 2025 | Libyan actors
In the evening of 30 August, four power-generating units at the Zawiyya power station stopped operating due to an unidentified group shutting down the gas pipeline that supplies it. According to GECOL, this action poses a serious threat to Libya’s power...
by Client Client | Aug 29, 2025 | International actors
On 29 August, Turkish diplomats and senior officers present in Tripoli reportedly started to mediate between the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Special Deterrence Force (Rada). It seems some sort of agreement may have been reached between the GNU and Rada...
by Client Client | Aug 29, 2025 | International actors
On 29 August, the newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaled Haftar arrived in Moscow for an official visit, his first in this role. He was received at the airport by Deputy Russian Defense Minister, Colonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, in...
by Client Client | Aug 28, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 28 August, later in the afternoon, the 55th (Wershefana) Battalion led by Muhammar al-Dhawi, declared a state of alert and mobilized all its forces. At first, the Battalion conducted a show-of-force in the Wershefana territory, but later moved on to the Coastal...
by Client Client | Aug 28, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 28 August, violent clashes erupted in the city of Zawiyya after a young man from the al-Awis clan was killed in an ambush by a member of the rival Bin Nasr clan, reportedly during a dispute over a stolen car, after he was lured to the house of the killers. In...
by Client Client | Aug 28, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 28 August, an explosion occurred inside a power station in al-Kremiya in southern Tripoli. The power station was severely damaged. It is not clear if the incident was triggered by a technical malfunction or by sabotage. On 1 September in the very early hours, a...
by Client Client | Aug 27, 2025 | International actors
Spanish media has reported that on 27 August, the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Lila Mumbai, number 9253143, had been detained on suspicion of transporting military equipment to Benghazi. It was held in the waters off the Spanish port of Ceuta for four days as...
by Client Client | Aug 27, 2025 | Libyan actors
Various social and political groups, as well as key security figures, have condemned or protested against the mobilisations and war-footing of the pro-Dabaiba armed groups in and around Tripoli, while UNSMIL has called for de-escalation. On 27 August, Misrata hosted a...
