by Client Client | Apr 9, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 9 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned members of Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) announced that they were suspending their participation in the JMC until four key demands had been met by LNA leader Khalifa Haftar: 1. Stop oil exports; 2. Close the...
by Client Client | Apr 7, 2022 | International actors
On 7 April, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for Russia to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), with Libya being a member of the two-third majority (93) who voted in favour of the resolution. 24 members voted against the...
by Client Client | Apr 7, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 7 April, a delegation of senior officers from the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) General Command, including the sons of the head of the LNA, Khalifa Haftar, attended a meeting with LNA commanders from the Oil Crescent region in Sirte. The meeting coincided with the...
by Client Client | Apr 6, 2022 | International actors
On 6 April, flight trackers identified a suspected Turkish military cargo plane arriving at Libya’s Al-Watiya Air Base, north of Zintan. This follows reports of continued Turkish presence at the airfield.
by Client Client | Apr 4, 2022 | ISIS
On 4 April, airstrikes reportedly targeted suspected ISIS members in Wadi Tilamsin in southern Libya, near the Algerian border. This followed an alleged airstrike on 1-2 April near Alawenat. No group, neither international nor domestic, has been identified or taken...
by Client Client | Apr 4, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 4 April, clashes broke out in Tripoli’s Al-Sarim Street between the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (Ghneiwa) and the Nawasi Brigade. Exchange of gun fire was reported, and a number of vehicles were set alight.The clashes were...
by Client Client | Apr 3, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 3 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander, Shuaib Boumediene, was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in Benghazi. Local reports suggest that his killing was a targeted assassination, and an individual has been arrested. However, GNU Deputy Minister of...
by Client Client | Apr 2, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 2 April, the 444 Brigade announced that it had captured three trucks carrying 100,000 litres of smuggled fuel south of Bani Walid. According to the 444 Brigade, the incident was a part of ongoing anti-fuel smuggling operations.
by Client Client | Apr 1, 2022 | International actors
On 1 April, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tweeted that ‘together with our partners, we will implement the 10-year Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. The US will work with government, businesses, and civil society partners to build resilience...
by Client Client | Apr 1, 2022 | International actors
On 1 April, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, whose mandate includes capacity building and training of the Libyan Coast Guard, changed its Force Commander during a ceremony in Taranto on board the Hellenic frigate HS ELLI. The Operation’s new flagship will be the ITS...
