by Client Client | Apr 6, 2022 | International actors
On 6 April, flight trackers identified a suspected Turkish military cargo plane arriving at Libya’s Al-Watiya Air Base, north of Zintan. This follows reports of continued Turkish presence at the airfield.
by Client Client | Apr 4, 2022 | ISIS
On 4 April, airstrikes reportedly targeted suspected ISIS members in Wadi Tilamsin in southern Libya, near the Algerian border. This followed an alleged airstrike on 1-2 April near Alawenat. No group, neither international nor domestic, has been identified or taken...
by Client Client | Apr 4, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 4 April, clashes broke out in Tripoli’s Al-Sarim Street between the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (Ghneiwa) and the Nawasi Brigade. Exchange of gun fire was reported, and a number of vehicles were set alight.The clashes were...
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...
