by Client Client | Sep 11, 2021 | International actors
On 11 September, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence (MoD) posted images online highlighting Libyan naval officers undertaking training with the Turkish Navy onboard the Turkish Frigates TCG GEDIZZ and TCG GÖKOVA.
by Client Client | Sep 11, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 11 September, the Libyan National Army (LNA) issued a decree disbanding the LNA-aligned 116 Brigade under the command of Masoud Jeddi and integrating the remaining members into the LNA’s Sebha military region. Reports suggest those within the 116 Brigade are...
by Client Client | Sep 8, 2021 | International actors
On 8 September, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Saiqa Battalion of 106 Brigade returned to Libya from training in Egypt, having graduated from Egypt’s al-Saka Academy.
by Client Client | Sep 8, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 8 September, members of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence -aligned 444 Brigade reportedly arrested guards from the GNU Ministry of Health in Tripoli. Reports suggest that the guards were arrested due to their affiliation with the Security...
by Client Client | Sep 7, 2021 | ISIS
On 7 September, the Misratan Joint Operations Force announced it had arrested a senior ISIS operative, Embark al-Khazm, in Bani Walid. The Joint Operations Force stated that the arrest was carried out upon the orders of the Attorney General. GNU Prime Minister Abdul...
by Client Client | Sep 6, 2021 | ISIS
On 6 September, the Libyan National Army’s 106th Brigade (Storm Brigade) arretsed a number of suspected ISIS operatives during a security operation in Murzuq.
by Client Client | Sep 6, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 6 September, clashes were reported in Zawiyya’s al-Fasi district between armed groups. Reports indicate the fighting was intense, with extended exchange of gunfire and shelling. Clashes were prompted by a dispute over the killing of Ahmed al-Bakush, aka...
by Client Client | Sep 3, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 3 September, the LNA-aligned Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ Brigade) arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) operative, al-Ajili Ali al-Ajili al-Hasnawi, near Brak al-Shati in southwestern Libya. Ajili was reportedly responsible for arms and...
by Client Client | Sep 3, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 3 September, the Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone, Abdul Baset Marwan, released a video statement blaming the 444 Brigade for its ‘failure to comply with military orders’ and its ‘attendance of prohibited meetings’ (this is thought to be a reference to a...
by Client Client | Sep 3, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 3 September at approximately 3am local time, the 444 Brigade, which is aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence (MoD), clashed with forces belonging to the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), led by Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, aka...
