by Client Client | Feb 27, 2023 | International actors
From 27 February to 2 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Army Chief of Staff, Muhammed al-Haddad, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff, Abdurrazaq al-Nadhouri, participated in the 2023 African Chiefs of Defense Conference which was organised by...
by Client Client | Feb 27, 2023 | International actors
On 27 February it was reported that private sources informed the international Arabic news television channel Al-Arabiya about a proposal for Egypt to provide the Libyan National Army (LNA) with training and restructuring. According to reports, the US has approved of...
by Client Client | Feb 26, 2023 | ISIS
On 26 February the trial of 56 individuals suspected of being ISIS members was adjourned in Misrata to give the defence team a chance to prepare further legal proceedings. The public prosecution team reportedly demanded that the case ruling be announced quickly since...
by Client Client | Feb 23, 2023 | Libyan actors
Over the last couple of weeks, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has conducted widespread security operations in Ben-ghazi and eastern Libya against criminal networks. Notably, on 23 February a weapons cache was discovered in Benghazi and on 26 February the Benghazi...
by Client Client | Feb 20, 2023 | International actors
On 20 February, the Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar visited Abu Dhabi, meeting with UAE Deputy Prime Minister Mansour bin Zayed at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference.
by Client Client | Feb 19, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 19 February, the National Reconciliation Coalition was formed in Zawiyya in the presence of Shaaban Hadiya (more commonly known as Abu Obeida al-Zawy) and current Commander of the Libya Revolutionary Operations Room. The National Reconciliation Coalition organised...
by Client Client | Feb 18, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 18 February, General Abdullah Mansour al-Suleimani, the former Director of Internal Security under Muammar Qadhafi, was released from prison. Following his release, Suleimani travelled to Niamey, Niger, where he was reportedly received by Muhammad Mansour, the...
by Client Client | Feb 12, 2023 | International actors
Over the course of the last few weeks, the EU’s Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) has launched a number of initiatives. On 12 February, EUBAM announced that in cooperation with the Netherlands, it organised a basic level training on document security for...
by Client Client | Feb 9, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 9 February, clashes broke out in Tajoura, east of Tripoli, between the al-Duraa militia (aka the Baqara Brigade named after its commander Bashir Khalaf Allah or ‘the cow’) and the Sabriyya militia. The clashes were reportedly prompted when a member of the Sabriyya...
by Client Client | Feb 7, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 7 and 8 February, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and liaison committees from Libya, Sudan and Niger held a two-day meeting in Cairo chaired by UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily. On 8 February, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) issued a...
