by Client Client | Aug 19, 2021 | International actors
On 19 August, Government of National Unity Minister of Foreign Affairs, Najla Mangoush, met with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. In a press conference, Lavrov appealed to the ‘friendship and cooperation’ between the two countries and spoke of...
by Client Client | Aug 18, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 18 August, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, met with members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), including Major General Abu Shahma. Dabaiba called for greater coordination, stressing that decisions must be ‘consistent with the government’s plan’....
by Client Client | Aug 18, 2021 | ISIS
On 19 August, Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, issued a report on the threat posed by ISIS, stating that ISIS’ West Africa affiliate (Islamic State’s West Africa Province) could receive foreign...
by Client Client | Aug 18, 2021 | International actors
On 18 August, following military activity in Al-Shwayrif, the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL), called on Libyan parties ‘to refrain from any mobilization or deployment of security elements and troops that may be perceived as an escalation and may undermine the...
by Client Client | Aug 17, 2021 | International actors
On 17 August, Chief of Staff Mohammed al-Haddad met in Istanbul with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, where the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues of mutual concern. During the meeting, Akar reportedly said that Turkish military forces...
by Client Client | Aug 15, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 15 August, the Presidential Council announced the creation of the ‘West Coast Military Zone’ and appointed former GNA Minister of Defence, Salah al-Deen al-Namroush, as its head. As a part of the appointment, Namroush was elevated to the rank of Major General. The...
by Client Client | Aug 14, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 14 August, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met in Sirte for their seventh meeting, concluding with a statement calling on the Government of National Unity (GNU) to freeze military agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with all countries. The JMC...
by Client Client | Aug 12, 2021 | International actors
In the last week, Bloomberg published an article citing informed sources to claim that Russia is working to have Saif al-Islam Qadhafi elected as President of Libya in the elections scheduled for 24 December this year. The report claimed that Russia was applying...
by Client Client | Aug 11, 2021 | ISIS
On 11 August, the Spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mismari announced that the LNA had arrested a suspected ISIS operative of Sudanese origin during a security operation near Qatrun in south-western Libya. The statement claimed that LNA forces...
by Client Client | Aug 11, 2021 | ISIS
On 11 August, the Government of National Unity’s Minister of Justice announced that 100 suspected ISIS operatives from Africa and the Middle East would be deported to their countries of origin.
