by Jason | Jun 3, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Ansar al Sharia condemned Haftar’s campaign against them and vowed to fight against what they called a “crusade on Islam”. Other political Islamist groups and figures like the Muslim Brotherhood and the country’s grand Mufti Sheikh Sadiq al Gheriani have condemned the...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2014 | Libyan actors
Haftar’s offensive in Benghazi targets Islamists militias such as Feb17 brigade, Rafallah al-Sahati brigade, and Ansar al-Sharia militias. These militias are mainly based on the western side of Benghazi near the main building of Benghazi University in the Gar Younis ...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 18 February, Libya’s Supreme Judicial Council strongly condemned what it described as the storming of its headquarters in Tripoli by groups linked to the Court of Cassation, accusing them of imposing a fait accompli and unlawfully usurping judicial authority. The...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 23 February, the General Investigations Department of the Ajdabiya Security Directorate arrested two people who ‘mocked prayer’ in a live broadcast on Facebook. The directorate said in a statement that it will not tolerate any actions that ‘affect religious values...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 23 February, an LNA Major in Qatroun called Faris al-Furjani confiscated a car from a Tebu man. He met with Tebu elders who accused him of confiscating the vehicle without authority. However, he allegedly refused to return it. He was subsequently shot and killed in...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 23 February, the Criminal Investigation Department announced the recovery of an unexploded 60mm mortar shell in the Wadi al-Rabee area of the capital, Tripoli. The shell was found inside a farm after a citizen reported it.
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 20 February, the Benghazi Security Directorate detained Libyan actor Faraj Abdulkarim over his appearance in a scene in the Ramadan series ‘Hidrazi’ which reportedly offended the authorities in eastern Libya. The show airs on Al-Hadath and Al-Mustaqbal channels and...
by Client Client | Jan 1, 1970 | International actors
On 22 February, the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency said its Desert Patrols Department in Al-Kufra intercepted two four-wheel-drive vehicles allegedly transporting petrol towards neighbouring countries. Patrol units pursued and seized two vehicles within the southern...
