by Client Client | Apr 14, 2026 | Libyan actors
Libyan reactions to Exercise Flintlock 2026, US AFRICOM’s annual special forces exercise, have been mixed, with some Tripoli and Misratan groups rejecting the participation of Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and...
by Client Client | Apr 14, 2026 | Libyan actors
Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Abdussalam al-Zoubi and Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar participated in the opening ceremony of Exercise Flintlock 2026, US AFRICOM’s...
by Client Client | Apr 14, 2026 | International actors
On 14 April, Exercise Flintlock 2026, US AFRICOM’s annual special forces exercise, was opened with a ceremony simultaneously in Sirte, Libya, and in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire. Approximately 1,500 soldiers from more than 30 nations participated in this...
by Client Client | Apr 13, 2026 | Libyan actors
On 14 April, in the morning, armed skirmishes took place between the Subul al-Salam Brigade and tobacco traffickers in the Kufra desert
by Client Client | Apr 12, 2026 | Libyan actors
On 12 April, Ahmed al-Zukairi, a close confident of Salem al-Latif, and his brother were kidnapped by militias of al-Far. Salem al-Latif is a local Zawiyya militia leader who is backed by the al-Kabwat. On 14 April, militias aligned with Salem al‑Latif deployed with...
by Client Client | Apr 12, 2026 | International actors
On 12 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar arrived in Jordan for an official visit, holding ‘constructive talks’ with Major General Yousef Al-Hunaiti, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, along with a number...
by Client Client | Apr 9, 2026 | Libyan actors
On 9 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) issued a sharp warning against any attempt to revive the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR), an armed group it has previously battled in the country’s South. A military source in the East said security agencies have...
by Client Client | Apr 8, 2026 | International actors
On 8 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar said he received a phone call from US Senior Advisor Massad Boulos in which they discussed the preparations related to the component of the ‘Flintlock 2026’ exercise hosted by Libya. They affirmed...
by Client Client | Apr 7, 2026 | Libyan actors
On 7 April, Ibrahim al‑Madani, a Zintani senior advisor to the Presidential Council, survived an apparent assassination attempt after his vehicle was sprayed with gunfire near the Zintan municipal headquarters. His car was riddled with bullets, but al Madani remained...
by Client Client | Apr 7, 2026 | International actors
On 7 April, the heavily damaged Russian LPG tanker Arctic Metagaz was still drifting in the central Mediterranean. The ship was reported to be northwest of Benghazi, within Libya’s Search and Rescue (SAR) zone, being monitored by tenders and tugs at a distance but not...
