by Client Client | May 26, 2023 | International actors
On 26 May, UNSMIL said that it was ‘in contact with the concerned national authorities’ about the airstrikes in Zawiyya and would continue to monitor the situation closely. The statement noted the urgent need for Libya to unify to ensure safety and stability and...
by Client Client | May 25, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 25 May, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence (MoD) claimed responsibility for several drone strikes which took place against several targets in Zawiyya and the surrounding area earlier that day. The GNU MoD said that the attacks were carried...
by Client Client | May 24, 2023 | International actors
On 24 May, UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily and Turkish Ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz co-chaired the first plenary session of the Security Working Group of the Berlin Process International Follow-Up Committee on Libyan soil. The meeting was attended by...
by Client Client | May 22, 2023 | International actors
On 22 May, GNU Chief of Staff Muhammad al-Haddad led a high-level military delegation to Rome, where he met with Italy’s Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and discussed training and cooperation opportunities. He also met with Defence Minister...
by Client Client | May 22, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 22 May, protesters in Zawiyya gave the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Presidential Council (PC) a 24-hour ultimatum to improve the security situation in the city and move against the armed militias. If their demands are not met within 24 hours, they...
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 21 May, GNU Interior Minister Emad al-Trabelsi met with eastern security chief Ayman al-Darsi and other security figures to discuss coordination in the eastern region.
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 21 May, the head of the Presidential Council (PC) Muhammad al-Menfi met with GNU Chief of Staff Muhammad al-Haddad to discuss security issues, including the importance of strengthening the role of the military in maintaining security and extending state control,...
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | International actors
On 21 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar received French ambassador to Libya Mustafa Maharaj in his office in Benghazi, where the two discussed the latest developments in Libya. On 22 May, Haftar met with Swedish ambassador Anna Block Mazoyer to...
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...
