by Client Client | May 17, 2025 | Libyan actors
Following the Friday protests, the situation in the capital calmed down to some degree, though anti Dabaiba tensions feeling remained high with a civil disobedience movement declared and various political moves initiated to remove him. On 17 May, the Souq al-Jumaa...
by Client Client | May 17, 2025 | Libyan actors
Late on 17 May, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba made a televised speech to the Libyan people – his first such speech since the violence and instability began on 12 May – in which he outlined his rationale for moving against Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) commander Abdul...
by Client Client | May 16, 2025 | Libyan actors
There were widespread calls for mass demonstrations against the Abdul Hameed Dabaiba government on Friday evening (16 May), with pro-Dabaiba actors warning they were ‘suspicious’ while anti-Dabaiba figures gave their support to protestors. While the main protests were...
by Client Client | May 16, 2025 | International actors
On 16 May, America’s NBC News reported that the Trump administration is working on a ‘plan’ to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya in exchange for the potential release of billions of dollars of frozen Libyan Investment...
by Client Client | May 15, 2025 | International actors
On 15 May, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reported that it had received on 12 May a declaration lodged by the Libyan government declaring Libya’s acceptance of the ICC’s jurisdiction with respect to alleged crimes in its territory from 2011 to the end of...
by Client Client | May 15, 2025 | International actors
On 15 May, a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint was attacked near the border with Chad by a rebel group from Chad. A number of LNA fighters were wounded or killed. Some LNA fighters were kidnapped and taken away by the Chadians. The facilities at the checkpoint...
by Client Client | May 14, 2025 | Libyan actors
In the wake of the violence in Tripoli, the Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed additional troops to Sirte amid claims that the LNA had infiltrated protests in the capital. On 14 May in the morning, the General Command of the LNA declared a state of alert and deployed...
by Client Client | May 14, 2025 | International actors
The Turkish embassy announced plans for an evacuation of its nationals wishing to leave Tripoli. Meanwhile, the Government of National Unity (GNU) was forced to deny rumours that it had requested diplomatic missions to evacuate the city, with the EU Delegation...
by Client Client | May 14, 2025 | Libyan actors
In the early afternoon of 14 May, an initially fragile ceasefire was established by the Presidential Council (PC) in its capacity as a Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, but protests and anger against PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba continued to grow, with some violent...
by Client Client | May 13, 2025 | Libyan actors
After the initial success of the swift operation on 12 May by pro-Dabaiba armed group against Abdul Ghani al-Kikli aka Ghinaywa, commander of the Stability Support Agency (SSA), the security situation in the capital quickly deteriorated over the following hours, with...
