by Client Client | Sep 30, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 30 September, the Libyan Army’s Joint Operations Room for the Western Military Region, headed by Osama Juweili met with the head of head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, to discuss the room’s role in fighting crime and combating terrorism.
by Client Client | Sep 29, 2021 | International actors
On 29 September, the Commander of the US Military Command in Africa (ARICOM), General Stephen Townsend and US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, visited Tripoli, where they met with Presidential Council (PC) head Mohammed al-Menfi. During the meeting, Townsend...
by Client Client | Sep 29, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 29 September, it was reported that the members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) had agreed on the need for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and mercenaries from the country by the end of October.
by Client Client | Sep 29, 2021 | International actors
On 29 September, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba travelled to Niamey to meet with Nigerien president Mohammed Bazoum. The two men discussed issues of illegal immigration from northern Niger through southern Libya and reiterated...
by Client Client | Sep 27, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 27 September, a further five bodies were exhumed from the mass graves in Tarhuna.
by Client Client | Sep 27, 2021 | ISIS
On 27 September, ISIS reportedly claimed to have perpetrated an assault on a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint south of Sebha. According to initial reports there were no injuries but the specific details of the incident remain unclear at this time. The LNA is yet...
by Client Client | Sep 26, 2021 | International actors
On 26 September, operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) Wagner Group reportedly began to withdraw from Jufra and Sirte’s al-Ghardabiya airbases towards eastern Libya, beyond Sirte. Reports suggest that when Wagner operatives left the bases, they...
by Client Client | Sep 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 September, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, declared that he would be temporarily suspending his role as its leader for the the next three months, in what is assume to be a part of his intent to run for President in the national...
by Client Client | Sep 21, 2021 | International actors
On 21 September, Greek media reported that UN experts are scheduled to arrive in Cyprus in November to inspect a plane in a warehouse at Paphos Airport believed to have been used to violate arms embargo on Libya. In 2019, the aircraft, which is believed to be linked...
by Client Client | Sep 21, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 21 September, Tripoli’s Nawasi Brigade brokered a meeting between the 444 Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) to resolve tensions between the two armed groups, culminating in an agreement to release prisoners taken in the clashes between the two...