by Client Client | Jul 4, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 4 July, an armed group leader from Zawiyya, Abdurraouf al-Kabu (aka al-Zaza), was arrested in Ras Ajdir, after returning from Tunisia, based on a warrant issued by the Attorney General al-Sadiq al-Sour. A member of al-Kabu’s group, Riyad Belhaj, was also arrested....
by Client Client | Jul 2, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 2 July, Libyan security forces reportedly detained over 200 Egyptian and Pakistani migrants who were set to sail to Italy from Tubruq. Following the raid by the Tubruq Security Directorate on a suburban farm in the city, the authorities are said to be preparing to...
by Client Client | Jun 30, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 30 June, Mediterranean rescue organisation Alarm Phone said it was alerted by nearly 20 people in distress, trying to escape from Sabratha on a wooden boat about 40 miles off Lampedusa. The group later said the migrants ‘were able to finally escape Libya’ after...
by Client Client | Jun 29, 2023 | International actors
On 29 June, facilities of the Wagner mercenaries at al-Khadim Air Force Base in the Kharouba area south of al-Marj were reportedly attacked by at least one combat drone. One Russian Il76 transport aircraft operated by the Wagner Group was reportedly hit and heavily...
by Client Client | Jun 27, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 27 June, French website Africa Intelligence reported that Libya’s Public Facility and Establishment Security Authority (FSA) had decided to allow only 18 of the nearly 100 private security companies operating in Libya to continue their work. The decision comes...
