by Client Client | Feb 15, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 15 February, the Attorney General said it had ordered the detention of two members of the Emergency Department within the Misrata Security Directorate due to their involvement in the torture and abuse of a Pakistani national while he was detained in the department....
by Client Client | Feb 14, 2025 | International actors
On 14 February, the Russian embassy in Tripoli denied reports that Russian jets with Russian pilots were involved in the recent fighting in the south. According to the embassy, there are no Russian military aircraft or pilots on Libyan territory.
by Client Client | Feb 13, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 13 February, two persons in Zawiyya were assassinated by unknown gunmen. On 17 February, fighting with light infantry weapons took place between the militias of Muhammed al-Baroun (aka al Far) and the 103rd (Zawiya) Infantry Brigade near Martyr’s Square in...
by Client Client | Feb 13, 2025 | International actors
On 13 February, Chatham House published a report entitled ‘How migrant smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya’, a systems analysis of key transit hubs namely Kufra, Sebha and Zawiyya. It highlights that since 2020 there has been an uptick in migrant departures to...
by Client Client | Feb 12, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 12 February, UNSMIL reiterated its alarm at the discovery of two mass graves in al-Wahat and Kufra, some with gunshot wounds. The victims had reportedly been held captive by traffickers for months and subjected to severe abuse and torture. Due to their irregular...
