by Client Client | Jan 25, 2025 | Libyan actors
On the evening of 25 January, Aqeela Belqassim Aqeela Saleh, the grandson of House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh, killed Hamad al-Ghaithi, a teacher at al-Ikhlas Secondary School, in al-Qubba. The murder reportedly occurred due to an argument between...
by Client Client | Jan 24, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 24 January, the joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security institutions agreed on a project to establish a joint centre for communication and information exchange to support institutions securing Libya’s borders,...
by Client Client | Jan 24, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 24 January, two persons were wounded in armed clashes between the 103rd Infantry Brigade (aka the Silaa Brigade or al-Kabwat) from Zawiyya led by Othman al-Lahab and local militias in al-Ajilat (south of Sabratha). On 27 January, Western Coast Military District...
by Client Client | Jan 24, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 24 January, Khaled Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Security Units, visited the Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase south of Tubruq. He emphasized the importance of developing the operational capabili-ties of the base, strengthening...
by Client Client | Jan 24, 2025 | International actors
The EU Ambassador Nicola Orlando and his delegation visited Benghazi 24 – 26 January, meeting several key stakeholders. In his meeting with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, Orlando said they will ‘explore opportunities for increased cooperation...
by Client Client | Jan 22, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 24 January, there was a rumour that Zawiyya militia leader Muhammad Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb gave the troops of the Libyan Army West Coast Military District at the refinery in Zawiyya a 72 hours dead-line to hand back the refinery to the local Petroleum Facilities...
by Client Client | Jan 21, 2025 | Libyan actors
There have been clashes in western Tripoli this week amid apparent tensions between Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi and Muhammed Bahroun (aka al-Far). On 21 January, GNU MoI Trabelsi gave a speech during a graduation...
by Client Client | Jan 21, 2025 | International actors
On 21 January in the evening, Osama Najeem (aka al-Masri) was released by the Italian authorities and flown back to Tripoli on board a business jet belonging to the Italian government. He was given a tri-umphant welcome by his supporters in Tripoli-Mitiga. Social...
by Client Client | Jan 20, 2025 | International actors
US Charge d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt discussed security cooperation and ‘how the United States can best support Libyan efforts to unify and professionalize military institutions’ in meetings with Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Security Units Khaled...
by Client Client | Jan 19, 2025 | International actors
On 19 January, the Italian authorities arrested Osama Najeem (aka al-Masri) in Turin acting on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes accusations. According to Italian reports, Najeem was caught in a hotel following a tip from Interpol...