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...
by Client Client | Mar 31, 2022 | ISIS
This week, ISIS Wilayat Libya issued a second video showing fighters pledging allegiance to new Caliph, Abu Thabet al-Muhajir. Between 18 and 19 fighters are seen in the...
by Client Client | Mar 30, 2022 | International actors
On 30 March, Germany announced it would no longer provide training to Libya’s coast guard due to concerns over the treatment of migrants. Andrea Sasse, a spokesperson for Germany’s Foreign Ministry said that it could no longer justify the training of the Libyan coast...
by Client Client | Mar 27, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 27 March, the commander of the GNU West Coastal Military Region, Major General Salahadeen al-Namroush, issued a decision to create a committee led by Major Adel Wafi al-Maqrhi, to facilitate the receipt of all equipment, weapons, vehicles, and bases belonging to...
by Client Client | Mar 25, 2022 | International actors
On 25 March, a series of unverified documents surfaced online purportedly showing the head of the LNA Khalifa Haftar offering military support to Russia for its ‘special operation’ in Ukraine and Russia’s Defence Minister declining the offer. The first document, dated...
by Client Client | Mar 25, 2022 | International actors
On 25 March, SASG Stephanie William issued a statement highlighting the conclusion of a three-day consultative meeting with the 12-member HSC delegation nominated to participate in the UN-facilitated joint committee to devise a constitutional basis to hold elections....
by Client Client | Mar 24, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 24 March, the HoR and its Speaker Aqeela Saleh published an altered text of the HoR’s amendment of Article 30 of the Constitutional Declaration Section 12, which it originally passed in February this year. The amendments see the removal of the requirement for...