by Client Client | Aug 18, 2022 | International actors
On 18 August, Turkey’s Deputy Head of Intelligence, Jamal al-Din Çalık, met with the Head of the Libyan Intelligence Service along with other north-western military and security leaders at the Sheraton hotel in Tripoli. The subject of the meetings is unclear, with...
by Client Client | Aug 18, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 18 August, the al-Adiyat Brigade reportedly mobilised in Zintan, where the Brigade amassed military equipment, including artillery. According to reports, the Brigade and its equipment were subsequently transferred to al-Aziziyya in Tripoli.
by Client Client | Aug 14, 2022 | International actors
On 14 August, Senegalese politician and diplomat, Abdoulaye Bathily, is alleged to have been nominated as a possible new UN Special Envoy to Libya by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Bathily’s nomination has since been opposed by the GNU.
by Client Client | Aug 13, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 13 August, House of Representative Speaker (HoR), Aqeela Saleh, met with the head of the High State Council (HSC), Khalid Mishri, along with HSC Deputy Omar Boshah, in Cairo.
by Client Client | Aug 12, 2022 | International actors
On 12 August, Zintani commander, Osama Juwaili, reportedly travelled to Ankara to meet with Turkish officials. The nature of the discussions is unknown at this time.
by Client Client | Aug 10, 2022 | International actors
On 10 August, the GNU-affiliated Libyan Special Forces and the Air Force conducted a tactical military exercise at Mitiga military base in the presence of the Italian Consulate in Libya, the Deputy of Military attaché to the Italian Defence Ministry, and the Italian...
by Client Client | Aug 10, 2022 | International actors
On 10 August, the GNU- affiliated Libyan Army Chief of General Staff, Mohammed Haddad met with a delegation from the UK’s Ministry of Defence and the British Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall. According to Libyan sources, they discussed the role of the UK in...
by Client Client | Aug 9, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 9 August, celebrations for the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Libyan Army were held in western Libya. A military parade took place in Martyr’s Square in Tripoli with units affiliated to the GNU. A parallel in Misrata with pro-Bashaagha militias mobilising...
by Client Client | Aug 8, 2022 | ISIS
On 8 August, the trial of 56 individuals suspected of being ISIS members began in Misrata. The accused were arrested at the end of 2016 after Sirte was retaken from ISIS by the Government of National Accord (GNA) following the Banyan al-Marsous (BAM) military...
by Client Client | Aug 6, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 6 August, Libyan media reported that the sister of a female activist Nadine al-Farsi was kidnapped with her two young children in Benghazi. According to the father of the kidnapped woman, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ) was...
