by Client Client | Oct 7, 2022 | International actors
On 7 October, at least 15 migrants and asylum-seekers were killed in Sabratha. Eleven charred bodies were found inside a docked boat with a further four wounded bodies found outside. Local media sources have reported that six migrants of Bangladeshi nationality...
by Client Client | Oct 6, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 6 October, Haithem Tajouri’s 777 Brigade posted on social media that ‘all units and equipment of the 777 Brigade are prepared’, the implication being that an assault to re-gain lost territory in Tripoli may be imminent. Throughout September, the 777 Brigade has...
by Client Client | Oct 5, 2022 | International actors
On 5 October, two Turkish Air Force (TAF) aircraft departed from Etimesgut Air Base, near Ankara and landed in Libya. One aircraft landed at Libya’s Watiya Airbase (Airbus A400) and the other at Misrata Airport (C-130). On 7 October, the same Airbus A400 arrived and...
by Client Client | Oct 5, 2022 | International actors
On 5 October, Russian Envoy to the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, told the media that Moscow is looking to restore its presence in Libya to what it was prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bogadanov stated that Russia would reopen the Consulate...
by Client Client | Oct 4, 2022 | Libyan actors
Over the last week, unconfirmed reports surfaced that the Libyan National Army (LNA) has been sending hundreds of armoured vehicles to Sirte and Jufra.
by Client Client | Oct 2, 2022 | International actors
On 2 October, a video was published on Libyan media of hundreds of military vehicles at Aqaba port, Jordan, reportedly destined for eastern Libya. This accusation remains unconfirmed.
by Client Client | Sep 30, 2022 | Libyan actors
Throughout September, Haithem Tajouri’s 777 Brigade has made threatening posts on social media towards authorities in Tripoli. The posts include images of mobilised militiamen with captions including ‘the battle that is not over yet’ and ‘Tripoli is under the control...
by Client Client | Sep 28, 2022 | International actors
On 28 September, the UN announced that Senegalese political and diplomat, Abdoulaye Bathily, had officially assumed his duties as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission Libya (UNSMIL) on...
by Client Client | Sep 28, 2022 | International actors
On 28 September, a British amphibious assault ship, HMS Albion, docked in Tripoli port as part of the UK’s Operation Achillean. While the ship was docked, Libyan and British naval teams exchanged best practice in seamanship, navigation, naval engineering, and medical...
by Client Client | Sep 28, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 28 September, the Man-Made River Authority (MMRA) announced that the sabotage of the Hasawna Water System in Bani Walid had resulted in the reduction of the flow of water to Bani Walid, Tarhuna, Gharyan and the western mountain areas. According to the MMRA,...
