by Client Client | Nov 2, 2021 | International actors
On 2 November, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that 150 Syrian mercenaries had returned to Syria, with a fresh cohort of the same number.
by Client Client | Nov 2, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 2 November, unidentifed armed groups reportedly closed the Misurata-Sirte road at Abu Grein. They were reportedly demanding the payment of dues to the Sirte-Al-Jufra Operations Room. Reports suggest the road has been subsequently reopened.
by Client Client | Oct 30, 2021 | International actors
On 30 October, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) convened in Cairo to discuss the withdrawal of foreign operatives from southern Libya. Jan Kubis, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), presided over the meeting. Egyptian...
by Client Client | Oct 28, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 28 October, a number of heads of eastern security directorates declared they will only follow orders from Qaim, and not the Tripoli-based Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen.
by Client Client | Oct 27, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 27 October, an armed group affiliated to the 444 Brigade launched a failed attempt to kidnap the Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone, Abdul Baset Marwan, from his house in Tripoli. The following day Marwan issued a statement addressed to the Chief of the Libyan...
by Client Client | Oct 27, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 27 October, an unidentified armed group stormed the Ministry of Sport in Tripoli. According to a ministry statement, an ‘illegal force’ surrounded its headquarters before launching its assault on the building. The Ministry called upon security forces and the...
by Client Client | Oct 26, 2021 | International actors
On 26 October the UN Security Council added Osama al-Koni Ibrahim, who manages the Nasr Detention Centre, to its sanctions list, accusing him of human rights violations and of acting ‘on behalf of or at the direction of two listed individuals intrinsically linked to...
by Client Client | Oct 25, 2021 | Libyan actors
On the evening of 25 October and throughout the morning of 26 October, there were clashes in Zawiyya between the First Division (Esnad) (also known as the First Support Squad) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) led by Mohammed Bahroun (also known as...
by Client Client | Oct 24, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 24 October, the 777 Brigade, led by Haithem Tajouri, along with the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (Ghinaywa) mobilised their forces along the airport road through to the Tripoli International Airport. This follows reports of the 444...
by Client Client | Oct 23, 2021 | ISIS
On 23 October, the Counter Terrorism Force (CTF) announced the arrest of members of Islamic State in Libya (ISIS) in Msallata, north-western Libya. Among the arrested were two prominent ISIS members, including Abi al-Libi, known to have previously fought in Syria. The...
