by Jason | Mar 18, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, as the new reformed Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Unity (GNU) came into power, skirmishes took place in Tripoli and Bani Walid. On 9 March, the Tripoli Protection Force (TPF) militia called on members of the House of Representatives...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | ISIS
On 4 March, the Investigation Department of the Attorney General’s Office confirmed the arrest of six ISIS members in Zliten, Qarbouli, Tripoli and Zawiya. According to the head of the Investigation Department, the detainees are Libyan nationals and include...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | International actors
This week, as Russian officials met with the the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), reports surfaced that the Russian Wagner private military company has transferred a new group of mercenaries from Syria to fight in Libya. On 3 March, Israel’s...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, Libya’s unified House of Representatives (HoR) endorsed Prime Minister designate Abdul Hameed Dabaiba’s Government of National Unity (GNU) after two days of talks in Sirte. On 4 March, the Tripoli headquarters of the Administrative Control...
by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | ISIS
On 28 February, unconfirmed reports emerged on social media from pro-LNA sources that three ISIS operatives were arrested in Derna. They reportedly entered the city under the guise of humanitarian workers with the intention of forming sleeper cells.
