by Client Client | Jan 12, 2025 | Libyan actors
After weeks of mounting tensions between Saddam Haftar, who has been tasked with securing the South, and Hassan al-Zadma, the powerful commander of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128 Brigade which controls much of the Fezzan region, events came to a head last...
by Client Client | Jan 12, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 12 January, activists circulated videos showing horrific abuse and torture of detainees at the notorious Qarnada prison south of the city of Shahat in eastern Libya, which is under the control of the Libyan National Army (LNA). The videos show abuse of individual...
by Client Client | Jan 11, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 11 January, some heavy fighting with light and medium infantry weapons took place west of al Ajaylat (southwest of Sabratha) between Othman al-Lahab’s al-Kabwat (or al-Sila’a or 103rd Infantry Brigade) and the local al-Shalfouh militia. Three people were...
by Client Client | Jan 8, 2025 | International actors
On 8 January, acting Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) al-Taher al-Baour emphasized that reports of the transfer of Russian military equipment and weapons from Syria to Libya are unconfirmed media reports. He said the GNU is closely...
by Client Client | Jan 7, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 7 January in the evening, there was a second night of protests in Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiyya, Bani Walid, Sabratha, Zintan and other cities against PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and his alleged role in the meeting of the that-time Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Najla...
by Client Client | Jan 7, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 7 January, the West Coast Military Region announced in a statement the activation of fixed deployment points and mobile patrols around Zawiyya refinery and its entrances, ‘to ensure the smooth running of operations and the continuity of production,’ confirming its...
by Client Client | Jan 6, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 6 January, the Athir platform, which is affiliated with the digital sector of the Al Jazeera Network, published an interview with the former Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Foreign Affairs Najla al-Mangoush in which she discussed the details of her...
by Client Client | Jan 5, 2025 | Other Jihadi Actors
On the night of 5 January, the Old Mosque in Shakshouk, located in the Nafousa Mountains, was severely damaged in a bombing believed to be linked to extremist ideologies amid false claims of a shrine within its walls. The mosque’s administration denied the...
by Client Client | Jan 5, 2025 | International actors
On 5 January, two Russian landing ships and a Ro-Ro (roll-on/ roll off) cargo ship arrived in Tartus, Syria and as of 6 January were being off loaded. Separately, two Russian Ro-Ro cargo ships and a tanker entered the Mediterranean on 3 January. As of 6 January in the...
by Client Client | Jan 3, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 2 January, there were armed clashes between armed gangs near the al-Jumhouriya Bank in central Zawiyya causing panic among citizens. During the night from 2 to 3 January, a member of the Western Criminal Investigation Department was shot and severely wounded in...
