18 February – 3 March: Kadyrov claims Dabaiba will train Libyan special forces in Chechnya

by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | International actors

This week, Russia, through the vehicle of Ramzan Kadyrov, reached out to Libya’s Prime Minister designate, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, while the UN confirmed that it had the capacity the monitor Libya’s ceasefire. On 22 February, Russian media reported that the President of...

18 February – 3 March: UN report details LPDF bribery allegations

by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | Libyan actors

This week was marked by the resurfacing of allegations of bribery at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in a UN Panel of Experts report that is due to be presented to the UN Security Council (UNSC). On 28 February, AFP stated that a report recently submitted...

16 – 23 February: alleged ISIS threat on HoR gathering in Sabratha

by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | ISIS

On 14 February, a state of alert was issued following reports that ISIS was planning a Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) attack on the Tellil Tourist Complex while the ‘Ghadames bloc’ of the HoR gathered in Sabratha on 15 February. No attack occurred. ISIS formerly had...

16 – 23 February: Haftar hired western mercenaries headed by ex-Blackwater Erik Prince

by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | International actors

This week, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met with Russian officials to discuss the presence of Russian operatives in Libya and further details emerged pertaining to military services provided to Libya National Army (LNA) Commander, Khalifa Haftar,...

16 – 23 February: alleged assassination attempt on the GNA Minister of Interior Fathi Bashaagha

by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | Libyan actors

This week was marked by the alleged assassination attempt of the Government of National Accord’s (GNA’s) Minister of Interior Fathi Bashaagha, following skirmishes in western and southern Libya earlier in the week during the 17 February celebrations. On 16 February,...