by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a formal statement delaying the first round of the presidential elections past 24 December 2021. The statement said that the House of Representatives (HoR) will set another date for voting within 30...
by Client Client | Dec 21, 2021 | International actors
On 21 December, UNSMIL issued a statement expressing concern at the unfolding security situation in Tripoli. It stated that the mobilisation of forces in Tripoli ‘creates tensions and increases the risk of clashes that could spiral into conflict’ and urged...
by Client Client | Dec 20, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 20 December, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that production from Sharara, al-Feel, Hamada and Wafa oil fields had been shut down by Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), and declared force majeure on exports of crude from the ports of Mellitah and...
by Client Client | Dec 18, 2021 | International actors
On 18 December, the UN’s newly appointed Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met with the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) at its headquarters in Ouagadougou Hall in Sirte. During the meeting, Williams briefed the JMC on her new mandate and the JMC...
by Client Client | Dec 15, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 15 December, the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, dismissed the Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone, Abdul Baset Marwan, from his position. It is rumoured that Marwan is to be replaced by Abdulqader Khalifa. Earlier in the week, Menfi had...
by Client Client | Dec 15, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 15 December, the Misratan armed group leader Salah Badi, Commander of the al-Samoud Brigade, releasing a series of anti-election video statements attacking the political process in general and the return of Stephanie Williams to Tripoli specifically. He has...
by Client Client | Dec 15, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 15 December, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (Ghneiwa) and the 777 Brigade led by Haithem Tajouri, undertook a raid on the Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister’s office on Tariq al-Seka road in Tripoli, seizing control...
by Client Client | Dec 13, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 13 December, clashes broke out in Sebha between the Libyan National Army (LNA)’s 115 Brigade and Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ) on one side, and the Government of National Unity (GNU) aligned 116 Brigade, led by Masoud al-Jadi.The clashes reportedly erupted after...
