by Client Client | Jan 5, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 5 January, an unidentified armed group thought to be from Zawiyya raided the Akakus Oil Operations Company Headquarters in Tripoli and temporarily assumed control over the building. Unconfirmed reports allege the armed group who raided the building is linked with...
by Client Client | Jan 4, 2022 | International actors
On 4 January, a Spokesperson from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre, confirmed that 300 foreign mercenaries have left eastern Libya. Legendre stated that this move hails the start of a phased withdrawal of thousands of foreign forces that...
by Client Client | Jan 2, 2022 | Libyan actors
On 2 January, an armed man is reported to have fired upon the Government of National Unity (GNU) Deputy Prime Minister Ramadan Ahmed Boujeneh, while he was travelling through Ajilat, a small town west of Tripoli. Boujneh is reported to not have been injured. The...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 2022 | International actors
Throughout the last week, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, continued their consultations with leading political and social leaders in Libya. Williams met with the head of the Presidential Council (PC),...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 2022 | Libyan actors
Over the course of several days, fighters belonging to Misrata’s key armed groups have mobilised to Tripoli. On 31 December, the 166 Brigade, Halbous Brigade, and the Counter-Terrorism Force mobilised to Tripoli. On 1 January, the Misratan Mahjoub Brigade...
by Client Client | Dec 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 December, Tripoli’s Special Deterrence Force (Rada or the SDF) issued a statement distancing itself from the 444 Brigade and the current tensions in Tripoli over the assignment of the Commander of the Tripoli military zone which it claimed had, “resulted in...
by Client Client | Dec 24, 2021 | International actors
On 24 December, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the US released a Joint Statement recognising HNEC’s postponement of the ballot scheduled on 24 December. The statement clarified their position on the status of the GNU, asserting, ‘In line with...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a formal statement delaying the first round of the presidential elections past 24 December 2021. The statement said that the House of Representatives (HoR) will set another date for voting within 30...
