by Jason | Mar 18, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, as the new reformed Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Unity (GNU) came into power, skirmishes took place in Tripoli and Bani Walid. On 9 March, the Tripoli Protection Force (TPF) militia called on members of the House of Representatives...
by Client Client | Mar 18, 2021 | ISIS
On 18 March, the Tripoli Attorney-General’s Office stated that ten women and 14 children detained during the recapture of Sirte from ISIS have been repatriated to Tunisia. The group was handed over to Tunisian authorities at the Ras Ajdir border crossing. The...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | ISIS
On 4 March, the Investigation Department of the Attorney General’s Office confirmed the arrest of six ISIS members in Zliten, Qarbouli, Tripoli and Zawiya. According to the head of the Investigation Department, the detainees are Libyan nationals and include...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | International actors
This week, as Russian officials met with the the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), reports surfaced that the Russian Wagner private military company has transferred a new group of mercenaries from Syria to fight in Libya. On 3 March, Israel’s...
by Jason | Mar 10, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, Libya’s unified House of Representatives (HoR) endorsed Prime Minister designate Abdul Hameed Dabaiba’s Government of National Unity (GNU) after two days of talks in Sirte. On 4 March, the Tripoli headquarters of the Administrative Control...
by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | ISIS
On 28 February, unconfirmed reports emerged on social media from pro-LNA sources that three ISIS operatives were arrested in Derna. They reportedly entered the city under the guise of humanitarian workers with the intention of forming sleeper cells.
by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | International actors
This week, Russia, through the vehicle of Ramzan Kadyrov, reached out to Libya’s Prime Minister designate, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, while the UN confirmed that it had the capacity the monitor Libya’s ceasefire. On 22 February, Russian media reported that the President of...
by Jason | Mar 3, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week was marked by the resurfacing of allegations of bribery at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in a UN Panel of Experts report that is due to be presented to the UN Security Council (UNSC). On 28 February, AFP stated that a report recently submitted...
by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | ISIS
On 14 February, a state of alert was issued following reports that ISIS was planning a Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) attack on the Tellil Tourist Complex while the ‘Ghadames bloc’ of the HoR gathered in Sabratha on 15 February. No attack occurred. ISIS formerly had...
by Jason | Feb 24, 2021 | International actors
This week, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met with Russian officials to discuss the presence of Russian operatives in Libya and further details emerged pertaining to military services provided to Libya National Army (LNA) Commander, Khalifa Haftar,...
