by Client Client | Oct 31, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 31 October, Abdussalam al-Zubi, the head of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) newly formed Joint Operations Room for the Defence of the Western and Southwestern Regions, ordered units to establish checkpoints from Ghariyan to the Qarayyat region...
by Client Client | Oct 29, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 29 October, there were clashes in mountain town of Ghariyan, 80 kilometres south of Tripoli, between forces aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), including the local branch of the Stabilisation Support Apparatus of Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (aka...
by Client Client | Oct 25, 2023 | International actors
On 25 October, the House of Representatives (HoR) demanded the immediate departure of the ambassadors of countries supporting Israel in the Gaza war. At the same time, it also demanded a ban on oil and gas exports to these countries if the ‘massacres by the occupation...
by Client Client | Oct 23, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 23 October, it was made public that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar has granted 138 officers an exceptional promotion to a higher rank. Haftar’s Resolution No. 357 / 2023 was actually issued on 17 October. The names of the promoted...
by Client Client | Oct 20, 2023 | International actors
Following the attack on the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza on 18 October, there was an uptick in anti-Israeli anger and protests in Libya. On the afternoon of 20 October, a demonstration against Israel and in support of the Palestinians took place in Martyr’s Square...
by Client Client | Oct 19, 2023 | Libyan actors
In the Government of National Unity (GNU) cabinet meeting on 19 October, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba called for the Attorney General to ‘open a comprehensive investigation into Benghazi’s experience of deliberate interruption of communications and...
by Client Client | Oct 19, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 19 October, a demonstration took place in front of the Italian base at Misrata airport. Salah Badi, commander of the hardline al-Samoud militia from Misrata, gave Italian troops in Libya 48 hours to leave the country, threatening to kick them out if they did not...
by Client Client | Oct 18, 2023 | International actors
On 18 October, the U.S. Embassy warned all US citizens in Libya of further demonstrations in Libya over the Gaza conflict. They stated, ‘We anticipate that additional protests may occur, sometimes without prior announcement. The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages U.S....
by Client Client | Oct 17, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 17 October, former head of the High State Council (HSC), Khaled al-Mishri, called for a halt to oil exports until the ‘brutal aggression’ against the Palestinian people is stopped. Later on 19 October, there was an anti-Israel demonstration in front of the Mellitah...
by Client Client | Oct 16, 2023 | International actors
On 16 October, Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi, traveled to Algiers to talk with Algerian Minister of the Interior, Local Governments and Urban Development, Ibrahim Murad about ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, especially in...
