by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | International actors
On 31 August, the Moral Guidance Department for the Libyan Army, aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), reported that the selection for troops ‘to receive advanced courses in the field of special forces’ in Italy, has started in Tripoli.
by Client Client | Aug 30, 2021 | International actors
On 30 August, Syrian mercenaries protested in Yarmouk and Souk al-Khamis Camps, due to delays in receiving payments and salary reductions. The demonstrators burned tyres, closed roads and reportedly threatened passers-by. They demanded that the GNU Ministry of Defence...
by Client Client | Aug 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 August, intermittent clashes broke out in Zawiyya following the drive-by shooting earlier in the day at Omar al-Mukhtar junction between forced affiliated with Mohammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), led...
by Client Client | Aug 26, 2021 | International actors
On 26 August UNSMIL issued a statement welcoming the formation of a joint unit composed of LNA and Misratan fighters assigned with protecting the Great ManMade River (GMMR). In an official statement, UNSMIL Special Envoy Jan Kubis praised those involved “I...
by Client Client | Aug 24, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 24 August, after several months of unannounced communication Saddam Haftar, son of Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, and the commander of the LNA-aligned Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ), Lieutenant-Colonel Omar Morajea’ al-Megrahi, met with...