by Client Client | Jul 16, 2023 | International actors
On 16 July, newly appointed Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis called on the European Union (EU) to resume ‘Operation Sophia’, an EU-led naval mission that aimed to break up smuggling routes and halt migrants prior to their departure in the Mediterranean,...
by Client Client | Jul 15, 2023 | Libyan actors
On the evening of 15 July, following the release of former Finance Minister Faraj Boumtari in Tripoli, protestors at al-Feel and Sharara ended their blockade and production had fully resumed at both fields on 17 July. However, as of 17 July, production at the 108...
by Client Client | Jul 14, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 14 July, Al Bayda Appeals Court sentenced 37 people to prison on charges of human trafficking after being convicted of causing the death of 11 illegal migrants, with sentences ranging from one year to life imprisonment.
by Client Client | Jul 13, 2023 | International actors
On 13 July, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was ‘deeply disturbed’ by the ‘continued abductions, arbitrary arrests, and disappearances of citizens and public figures by various security actors in Libya’, specifically citing the detention...
by Client Client | Jul 11, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 11 July, it was announced that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar has decided to establish a ‘Chief of Staff of the Security Units’, directly subordinate to the LNA General Command. He assigned his son Khalid Haftar to assume this position. The...
by Client Client | Jul 11, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 11 July, the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Internal Security Agency (ISA) detained former Finance Minister and candidate to be the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) governor Faraj Boumtari on his arrival at Mitiga airport and took him to an undisclosed location....
by Client Client | Jul 10, 2023 | International actors
On 10 July, European rescue group SOS Mediterranee issued a statement condemning the Libyan coastguard for firing shots ‘in close proximity’ to their rescue operation, in which the crew had picked up 11 survivors of a shipwreck in international waters off the Libyan...
by Client Client | Jul 7, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 7 July, the office of the Attorney General announced that the Criminal Court of Tripoli has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking, in the first ruling of its kind in Libya. According to the statement, one of the defendants was...
by Client Client | Jul 6, 2023 | International actors
On 6 July, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson stated that there was a clear indication that the Libyan coast guard was infiltrated by criminal groups. In her statement to the European Parliament, which comes two weeks after the EU delivered new...
by Client Client | Jul 5, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 5 July, Dabaiba ordered the formation of a Coast Road Operations Room under Western Coast Military District Commander Salaheddin al-Namroush. Among others, the 111th Brigade and the 444th Brigade will participate. The units in the west coast region will also be...
