by Client Client | May 18, 2022 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 May, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 106 Brigade reportedly raided a camp in Wadi Otbh (approximately 50km north-west of Murzuq), arresting a number of suspected terrorists. Initial reports suggest the suspected terrorists were affiliated to Al-Qaeda.
by Client Client | May 17, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 17-18 May, the Government of National Unity (GNU) and GNU Prime Minister, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, enacted a series of demotions in the immediate hours following the Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Fathi Bashaagha’s departure from Tripoli. Most...
by Client Client | May 17, 2022 | International actors
The US and UK embassies to Libya, as well as the UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG) Stephanie Williams, issued statements on 17 May condemning the violence in the capital and calling for restraint. They all separately stressed the need for a durable...
by Client Client | May 17, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 17 May, soon after midnight local time, the House of Representatives (HoR) appointed Prime Minister and head of the Government of National Stability (GNS), Fathi Bashaagha, arrived in Tripoli via Mitiga airport. Bashaagha’s arrival was announced by his media...
by Client Client | May 15, 2022 | International actors
On 15 May, the second round of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Joint Committee on the Constitutional roadmap in Cairo began and talks are scheduled to continue until 20 May. The Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General (SASG) on...
by Client Client | May 15, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 15 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command reportedly sent reinforcements to the Murzuq Military District in southwestern Libya. They were deployed to support the 129 Battalion, which is tasked with securing the city under the command of Captain Mohamed...
by Client Client | May 14, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 14 May, clashes broke out between suspected smugglers and a counter-terrorism force affiliated with the 444 Brigade in District 51, near Bani Walid. Medium calibre weapons were reportedly used, and members of a smuggling and trafficking gang were reportedly...
by Client Client | May 14, 2022 | ISIS
This week security forces, including the Tripoli-based 444 Brigade and the Counter Terrorism Force (CTF), launched patrols in Mizdah, Bani Walid, and Nasmah (south of Tripoli) following reports of ISIS activity in the area. A spokesperson for the CTF stated that the...
by Client Client | May 12, 2022 | International actors
On 12 May, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a statement accusing Amnesty International of unjustified politicization and escalation in its recent reporting on Libya. In the last month Amnesty has published a series of...
by Client Client | May 10, 2022 | ISIS
On 10 May, the Support and Stability Apparatus (SSA) announced that having received reports of cars bearing ISIS flags and of ISIS affiliates seizing a citizen’s property south of Mizdah, it had conducted a patrol of Mizdah and the surrounding valleys. The SSA...
