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last fortnight, reports emerged that operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) Wagner Group have withdrawn from their operations rooms in Sokna – in central Libya around 300km south of Sirte – as well as the road linking Dan and...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...
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...
