by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | International actors
On 31 August, the Moral Guidance Department for the Libyan Army, aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), reported that the selection for troops ‘to receive advanced courses in the field of special forces’ in Italy, has started in Tripoli.
by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | ISIS
On 31 August, reports surfaced that 22 relatives of deceased ISIS suspects (killed in Libya) had been repatriated to Nigeria.
by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 31 August, clashes broke out at the headquarters of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in Tripoli after the Deputy Head of the ACA was prevented from entering the headquarters, reportedly linked to the Nawasi brigade. Forces reportedly aligned with the...
by Client Client | Aug 30, 2021 | International actors
On 30 August, Syrian mercenaries protested in Yarmouk and Souk al-Khamis Camps, due to delays in receiving payments and salary reductions. The demonstrators burned tyres, closed roads and reportedly threatened passers-by. They demanded that the GNU Ministry of Defence...
by Client Client | Aug 26, 2021 | International actors
On 26 August UNSMIL issued a statement welcoming the formation of a joint unit composed of LNA and Misratan fighters assigned with protecting the Great ManMade River (GMMR). In an official statement, UNSMIL Special Envoy Jan Kubis praised those involved “I...
by Client Client | Aug 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 August, intermittent clashes broke out in Zawiyya following the drive-by shooting earlier in the day at Omar al-Mukhtar junction between forced affiliated with Mohammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), led...
by Client Client | Aug 24, 2021 | International actors
On 24 August, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Chief of Staff Mohammed al-Haddad and an accompanying delegation reportedly visited the Turkish frigate TCG Gediz located off the coast of Tripoli.
by Client Client | Aug 24, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 24 August, after several months of unannounced communication Saddam Haftar, son of Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, and the commander of the LNA-aligned Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ), Lieutenant-Colonel Omar Morajea’ al-Megrahi, met with...
by Client Client | Aug 23, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 23 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that it had released 17 detainees from western armed groups, having captured them during the 2019-2020 Tripoli offensive. The exchange was supervised by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and took place at...
by Client Client | Aug 23, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) 128 Brigade reported that it had seized weapons that were being smuggled to ‘armed groups and terrorists’ in Mali and Niger, 100km from Awbari.
