by Client Client | Jan 5, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 5 January, the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh and High State Council (HSC) Head Khaled Mishri met in Cairo. They released a joint communiqué in which they agreed to hold talks to achieve a draft constitutional document to serve as the...
by Client Client | Jan 5, 2023 | International actors
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) released a statement soon after the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh and the High State Council (HSC) Head Khaled Mishri held a meeting in Cairo on 5 January. UNSMIL called on the HoR and HSC to promptly...
by Client Client | Jan 3, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 3 January, it was reported that clashes between the Balkour militia and al-Mashreqi militia broke out in the al-Matmar area of al-Ajilat. According to reports, light and medium weapons were deployed. The Red Crescent advised residents to stay indoors while all...
by Client Client | Jan 2, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 2 January reports circulated that Saif al-Islam Qadhadi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Zaidi, gave a legal briefing claiming that Saif would be able to run as a presidential candidate. Al-Zaidi said that he had obtained two court rulings, one guaranteeing Saif as a voter and...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 2023 | ISIS
On 1 January, Libya’s Missing Persons Authority reported that 18 bodies were found buried in a mass grave in the Sabaa area of Sirte, a former stronghold of ISIS. According to the statement, the Missing Persons Authority collected bone samples to help identify the...
by Client Client | Dec 30, 2022 | International actors
On 30 December, the Libyan Coast Guard reported that they had intercepted a boat carrying at least 700 migrants off the coast of Moura, 90km west of Benghazi. According to the Libyan Coast Guard, the migrants found to have entered Libya illegally would be handed over...
by Client Client | Dec 29, 2022 | International actors
On 29 December, Syrian media reported that a Libyan pilot was killed when an L-39 jet crashed in the vicinity of Kuweires Military Airport, east of Aleppo, Syria which is under the control of the Assad regime. The plane was reportedly on a training exercise and...
by Client Client | Dec 28, 2022 | International actors
On 28 December 2022, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) released a statement rejecting ‘fake news’ that UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Abdoulaye Bathily was planning to announce a new roadmap and form a new Libyan government. UNSMIL...
by Client Client | Dec 24, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 24 December, the Head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar gave a speech at a rally in Benghazi where he declared ‘a final opportunity’ for the country’s political elite to formalise a roadmap for holding elections. Haftar stated that ‘only Libyans are...
by Client Client | Dec 20, 2022 | Libyan actors
In recent weeks there have been signs of a pushback against the Joint Operations Force (JOF) in Misrata. On 20 December, the Mayor and local leaders from Misrata issued a statement criticising the JOF for its role in kidnapping and intimidating citizens. The statement...
