by Client Client | Feb 19, 2022 | ISIS
On 19 February, the Misratan Joint Counter-Terrorism Operations Force published information obtained from the arrest and interrogation of four ISIS operatives in Tripoli. Three of the four had been injured during combat operations, with one claiming he had received...
by Client Client | Feb 16, 2022 | International actors
On 16 February, Turkish President Recep Erdogan upon returning from Dubai told reporters that: ‘Fathi Bashaagha has announced his candidacy. Our relations with him are good. On the other hand, our relations with Dabaiba are good, too.’ He added, ‘What is important is...
by Client Client | Feb 15, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 15 February, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) from the western region issued a statement expressing concerns that peace building efforts are under threat by the political turmoil. It called for Libyan and international actors to expedite the...
by Client Client | Feb 14, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 14 February, a Special Deterrence Force (Rada) commander, Ibrahim Zaghdud al-Naluti, was killed with his wife and children by unknown assailants at their house in Tripoli’s Al-Dahra neighbourhood. Naluti was beheaded. GNU Prime Minister Dabaiba ordered the MoI to...
by Client Client | Feb 14, 2022 | International actors
On 14 February, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Maria Zakhaqrova, stated that Moscow hoped a new government led by Fathi Bashaagha would be able to prepare for elections and unite the country. Zakharova added that the decision was that of Libya’s...
by Client Client | Feb 11, 2022 | International actors
On 11 February, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General (UNSG), Stéphane Dujarric, released a statement on behalf of the UNSG Antonio Guterres asserting that he noted the HoR consultation with the HSC to adopt the constitutional amendment and the HoR vote to...
by Client Client | Feb 10, 2022 | International actors
On 10 February, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement in the wake of the HoR’s appointment of Fathi Bashaagha as PM designate saying that Egypt, ‘Trusts the ability of the new Libyan government to ensure security, unity and sovereignty of...
by Client Client | Feb 10, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 10 February, the House of Representatives (HoR) voted ‘unanimously’ to appoint Fathi Bashaagha as Prime Minister designate and the High State Council (HSC) issued a statement endorsing his candidacy. However, the legitimacy of the voting process – whereby HoR...
by Client Client | Feb 9, 2022 | Libyan actors
On the evening of 9 February, unidentified assailants fired upon Dabaiba and his convoy as he travelled along the Souq al-Jumaa Highway in what has been described as a failed assassination attempt by those familiar with the incident. Informed reports suggest there...
by Client Client | Feb 8, 2022 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 February, it was reported that GNU-aligned forces had been deployed to Libya’s southern border to conduct counterterrorism operations.
