by Client Client | Mar 2, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 2 March, Zawiyyan militia command Mohammed Bin Rajab – in the company of key militia commanders including head of the Security Support Apparatus (SSA) Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (Ghinaywa), Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) commander Ayoub Abu Ras, commander of...
by Client Client | Mar 2, 2022 | International actors
On 2 March, the UN released a statement attributable to the Secretary-General expressing concern that the House of Representatives’ (HoR) vote of confidence on the cabinet of Fathi Bashaagha ‘fell short of the expected standards of transparency & procedures...
by Client Client | Mar 1, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 1 March, Dabaiba issued a decision as the Minister of Defence prohibiting armed groups from mobilising without his orders. In the following days, Dabaiba put the military in Tripoli on high alert.
by Client Client | Mar 1, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 1 March, the HoR granted confidence to Bashaagha’s slightly amended Cabinet list, dubbed the Government of National Stability (GNS). At the time of writing, there remains confusion about the number of HoR members in attendance and the votes in favour of the...
by Client Client | Feb 27, 2022 | International actors
On 27 February, the LNA’s Commander of the Moral Guidance Department, Khaled Mahjoub, reported that clashes broke out between the LNA’s Subul al-Salam Battalion (Ways of Peace) and armed groups south of Kufra during a patrol. Mahjoub reported that the LNA took control...
by Client Client | Feb 25, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 25 February, the Zintani Joint Operations Room mobilised to the Qadamat checkpoint south of Ghariyan and established earthwork defence positions in response to reports that Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned forces were looking to mobilise to the Ghariyan and...
by Client Client | Feb 24, 2022 | International actors
Over the last fortnight, reports emerged that operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) Wagner Group have withdrawn from their operations rooms in Sokna – in central Libya around 300km south of Sirte – as well as the road linking Dan and...
by Client Client | Feb 23, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 23 February, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) accused members of the Support and Stability Apparatus (SSA) of killing a migrant and injuring several others during an interception operation on 18 February. The statement called for immediate...
by Client Client | Feb 21, 2022 | ISIS
On 21 February, a number of ISIS operatives were reportedly arrested by the LNA’s 106th Battalion during a security operation in Awbari. The group was arrested when an ISIS flag was reportedly discovered.
by Client Client | Feb 19, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 19 February, members of an armed group led by Mohammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) closed the coastal road between Zawiyya and Tripoli, erecting earth mounds and blocking pedestrian and vehicle access. The closure of the road was in protest at the...
