SSA launches major naval operation

On 18 June, the Vice President of the Stability and Support Apparatus (SSA), Hassan Bouzuriba, announced the launch of an SSA naval operation along Libya’s western coastline (from Tripoli to Zuwara), aimed at curbing illegal migration and smuggling. According to the...

ISWAP calls for loyalists to migrate to Africa

Last week, Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) – based in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger – released a propaganda video that called for Muslims from around the world, especially those in Africa, to migrate to ISIS-held territory in the Chad basin....

5+5 meet in Cairo to discuss SSR

Between 15-19 June, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met in Cairo to discuss the implementation of the Libyan Ceasefire Agreement. The Government of National Unity (GNU) Chief of General Staff, Mohammed Haddad, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff,...