by Client Client | May 17, 2023 | International actors
On 17 May, a Middle East Eye report citing sources from Darfuri rebel factions, who maintain a presence in Libya’s southern region, said that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar ‘pushed his forces towards Sudan’, and ‘promised’ Sudan’s Rapid...
by Client Client | May 17, 2023 | International actors
On 17 May, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba met with a high-level Egyptian intelligence delegation to follow up on the work of the Egyptian-Libyan joint committee, which was formed following Dabaiba’s visit to Cairo and meeting...
by Client Client | May 12, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 12 May, the ‘Movement for Correcting the Course of Great Zawiyya’ demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi, accusing them of ‘flimsy’ promises. In a statement, the ‘Movement’ said that even...
by Client Client | May 12, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 12 May, Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) said Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) in Benghazi ‘abducted’ rights activist Khaled al-Marghani over his ‘criticism of the kidnappings in eastern Libya’ through social media. According to the watchdog, al-Marghani was...
by Client Client | May 11, 2023 | International actors
On 11 May, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, briefed the UN Security Council on the prosecution of alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, stating the ICC had made significance progress over the last six months. He...
by Client Client | May 11, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 11 May, in the evening fierce fighting broke out again in Zawiyya in the Dhay al-Hilal area (southeast of the refinery) between the local branch of the Counterterrorism Force and local militias from Zawiya Al- Shurafa after a member of the Counterterrorism Force...
by Client Client | May 10, 2023 | International actors
On 10 May, a member of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Yasser al-Atta, stated that they have received conflicting information that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar was ‘pressured’ to provide support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by...
by Client Client | May 6, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 6 May, the Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Navy hosted the Chief of Staff of the Tripoli-based Navy at a meeting in Benghazi which discussed the administrative and procedural plans to unify the military institutions.
by Client Client | May 5, 2023 | ISIS
On 5 May, the Libyan authorities handed four wives and five children of ISIS fighters to Tunisia through the Ras Ajdair border crossing, according to the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustafa al-Kabir, who added that the women had been acquitted...
by Client Client | May 5, 2023 | International actors
In an interview with Deutsche Welle published on 5 May, the UN Envoy to Sudan Volker Perthes stated that he could say ‘very little about the role of General Haftar’ in Sudan. Perthes stated ‘he is the supporter of one of the two parties, but he has no decisive role in...
