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...
by Client Client | Sep 3, 2021 | International actors
On 3 September, the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL), issued a statement expressing ‘grave concern about ongoing armed clashes, including the alleged use of indirect fire’, in Salah al-Din, a ‘densely populated neighbourhood’ in Tripoli. It called for the...
by Client Client | Sep 3, 2021 | International actors
On 3 September, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres circulated a report to the United Nations Security Council in which he urged countries supplying arms and equipment to the foreign fighters and mercenaries present in Libya to cease violations of the UN...
by Client Client | Sep 1, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 September, the Misratan Special Task Force conducted a security operation against ‘extremist and terrorist’ elements in the 11 July area, Misrata. The Force was reportedly enforcing an arrest warrant issued by the Public Prosecution. One member of the Special...
by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | International actors
On 31 August, the Moral Guidance Department for the Libyan Army, aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), reported that the selection for troops ‘to receive advanced courses in the field of special forces’ in Italy, has started in Tripoli.
by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | ISIS
On 31 August, reports surfaced that 22 relatives of deceased ISIS suspects (killed in Libya) had been repatriated to Nigeria.
by Client Client | Aug 31, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 31 August, clashes broke out at the headquarters of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in Tripoli after the Deputy Head of the ACA was prevented from entering the headquarters, reportedly linked to the Nawasi brigade. Forces reportedly aligned with the...
