by Client Client | Dec 2, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 2 December, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) stated that four of its electoral centres in Aziziya and one in Tripoli had been attacked, with voter cards being stolen by armed groups. According to HNEC Director of Communication, the stolen voter cards...
by Client Client | Dec 1, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 1 December, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Khaled Mazen and the Minister of Justice Halima Abdurrahman released a joint statement expressing concern over the security of elections, making reference to recent security issues centred on...
by Client Client | Nov 28, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 November, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 106 Brigade reportedly conducted a security operation against terrorist elements in Sebha, arresting the known terrorist Ali al-Bakir and two others of Egyptian and Pakistani nationality. According to the LNA’s...
by Client Client | Nov 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Khaled Mazen stated that all efforts to secure national elections were going according to plan, though noted that some attacks may occur on electoral locations. Mazen reportedly said that the...
by Client Client | Nov 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 November, reports circulated that Zawiyya-based armed groups and the Warshefana 55 Battalion had mobilised and were pushing reinforcements to Bridge 27 (27km west of Tripoli).
by Client Client | Nov 25, 2021 | International actors
On 25 November, the Turkish National Security Council, following a meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, released a statement declaring that the international community ‘should oppose actors who are trying to exploit the Libyan election process...
by Client Client | Nov 24, 2021 | International actors
On 24 November, UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, addressed the UN Security Council where he confirmed his resignation from his position with the UN Secretary-General accepting the resignation effective as of 10 December 2021. In his statement Kubis commented ‘in...
by Client Client | Nov 24, 2021 | International actors
Last week, it was reported that France’s Central Office for Combatting Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and War Crimes (OCLCH) was investigating the French company Nexa Technologies for allegedly selling the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa...
by Client Client | Nov 23, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 23 November, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) opened a western branch in the Syad neighbourhood of Tripoli, ‘to strengthen the rule of law and establish security’. The branch opening was attended by armed group leaders and the heads of security directorates,...
by Client Client | Nov 23, 2021 | International actors
On 23 November, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, had submitted his ‘sudden’ resignation.On 24 November, Kubis briefed the UNSC on the situation in Libya, warning...
