by Jason | May 5, 2021 | International actors
This week the presence of foreign fighters in Libya came to the fore with the issue addressed by both the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and at a GNU-Turkish press conference. On 29 April, the fourth round of 5+5 JMC talks concluded in Sirte after five days, with...
by Jason | May 5, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week was marked by the High Council of State’s (HCS) rejection of the list of candidates proposed by the House of Representatives (HoR). On 30 April, the HCS rejected the list of candidates presented by the House of Representatives (HoR) for Libya’s...
by Jason | Apr 28, 2021 | International actors
This week the Chadian rebel group, Front pour l’Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad (FACT’s), incursion into Chad continued to prompt questions on international and Libyan involvement. On 24 April, Asharq Alawsat reported an interview with the US Ambassador...
by Jason | Apr 28, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week was marked by Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba’s, advance delegation being refused entry to Benghazi airport, prompting questions over the strength of the GNU’s mandate in eastern Libya. On 21 April, following the...
by Jason | Apr 21, 2021 | International actors
This week, as the fighting in northern Chad threatens to spill over and destabilise Libya’s south, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution welcoming the ‘interim’ Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Unity (GNU) as the entities...
by Jason | Apr 21, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, clashes between armed groups in Tripoli and Sirte highlight the continued intra-militia power struggles. On 12 April, the 444th Combat Brigade announced that it had closed 11 unofficial militia headquarters in Tripoli, in the Salah al-Deen and al-Shouk...
by Jason | Apr 14, 2021 | International actors
This week, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, publicly endorsed the maritime agreement between the predecessor GNA and Turkey, thereby committing to an even closer relationship with Turkey. On 12 April, the Prime...
by Jason | Apr 14, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 11 April, the Public Prosecutor in Tripoli acquitted Libyan coastguard officer Abdul Rahman Milad, better known as ‘al-Bija’, of involvement in human smuggling and fuel smuggling, claiming there was lack of evidence to prosecute him. After he was released, images...
by Jason | Apr 8, 2021 | International actors
This week, international actors engaged in a flurry of diplomatic outreach with Libya’s new Government of National Unity (GNU). On 30 March, the Chinese Ambassador to Libya, Li Zhiguo, stated that China intends to reopen its Embassy in Tripoli as soon as...
by Jason | Apr 8, 2021 | Libyan actors
As the Government of National Accord (GNU) starts to gain traction domestically and internationally, other Libyan players react to Libya’s new political reality. On 31 March, 120 prisoners from the LNA’s 107 Infantry Brigade, who were captured during the LNA’s...
