by Client Client | Jun 10, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 10 June, clashes broke out between the Nawasi Brigade and the Stability and Support Apparatus (SSA) in central Tripoli in the vicinity of the Souk al-Thulatha roundabout. Reportedly, the clashes were prompted by the Nawasi Brigade’s arrest of two SSA members....
by Client Client | Jun 10, 2022 | International actors
Italian and local Libyan media reported that UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG), Stephanie Williams, will conclude her tenure as SASG at the end of the month. This coincides with reports in various media outlets that former German Ambassador to Libya,...
by Client Client | Jun 9, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 9 June, a large convoy of Zintani forces led by Osama Juwaili and linked to the umbrella collective of the Zintan Military Council (ZMC) mobilised from Zintan towards Tripoli. Large-calibre artillery was observed travelling in the convoy including a BM-21 ‘Grad’...
by Client Client | Jun 7, 2022 | ISIS
On 7 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 634 Infantry Brigade issued a statement reporting that it had repelled two armed attacks from suspected ISIS operatives in southern Libya. In the first attack, a group of gunmen thought to be affiliated with ISIS targeted...
by Client Client | Jun 5, 2022 | International actors
On 5 June, the UK reopened its Embassy in Libya. UK Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, gave an address that coincided with the Queen of England’s Birthday Party in Tripoli, noting that the Embassy was returning to operations in Libya after an eight-year...
by Client Client | Jun 3, 2022 | International actors
On 3 June, reports indicated that a Libyan Coast Guard vessel had opened fire on a fishing vessel on international waters off Benghazi. The Italian frigate Grecale had to intervene to protect the fishing vessel.
by Client Client | Jun 3, 2022 | International actors
On 3 June, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2365 (2022) renewing the authority of Member States and regional organisations to inspect vessels off Libya’s coast suspected to be violating the UN arms embargo – effectively extending the mandate of the EU...
by Client Client | Jun 2, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 2 June, the Zawiyyan Security Directorate dismissed the militia commander, Muhammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) from his role as the head of the Zawiyyan Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and assigned Ashraf Misbah Duraid to the position....
by Client Client | Jun 2, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 2 June, clashes reportedly broke out between forces aligned to Zintani commander Osama Juwaili and forces aligned with the commander of the 301 Brigade, Abdussalam al-Zoubi, in Tripoli’s Karmiyah neighbourhood.
by Client Client | Jun 1, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 1 June, clashes broke out between forces aligned with Ayoub Abu Ras, including members of the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) and the Presidential Guard, and those aligned with Osama Najim, including members of the Judicial Guard under control of the Special...
