by Client Client | Sep 26, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 26 September, the Attorney General initiated criminal proceedings against the perpetrators of an incident of torture that resulted in the death of a Libyan citizen. The leader of the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) sent a notification of the victim’s death...
by Client Client | Sep 26, 2024 | International actors
On 26 September, a US court ruled that Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the Libyan militia leader convicted for his role in the deadly 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, should be resentenced to 28 years in prison. The new sentence comes more than two years...
by Client Client | Sep 24, 2024 | International actors
The Attorney General said that several members of criminal gangs from Nigeria, who infiltrated Libya and engaged in transnational organized crime, were arrested. According to the AG, intelligence led to a meeting of illegal immigrants whose purpose was to coordinate...
by Client Client | Sep 23, 2024 | International actors
On 23 September, the Turkish Ambassador met with the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli to discuss security in Libya and enhance training and equipment programs for police personnel. The Turkish Ambassador expressed his country’s commitment to supporting Libya in...
by Client Client | Sep 23, 2024 | International actors
On 23 September, Celeste Wallander, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs, and a US delegation met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar. According to the LNA, they discussed the prospects of cooperation and joint coordination...
by Client Client | Sep 23, 2024 | International actors
On 23 September, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba received Celeste Wallander, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs, as well as the Deputy Commander of AFRICOM John Brennan and Jeremy Bernt, in Tripoli to look for ways to enhance cooperation...
by Client Client | Sep 18, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 18 September, Libyan journalist Ikram Rajab was arbitrarily arrested by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) from her house in Benghazi. Libyan Crime Watch (LCW) said she had posted on her Facebook account that she was being followed by cars belonging to the ISA,...
by Client Client | Sep 18, 2024 | International actors
On 18 September, acting UN Envoy to Libya Stephanie Koury visited Rome, Italy. She met with Pasquale Ferrara, Director General for Political Affairs and Security of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They discussed recent developments in Libya, in particular the...
by Client Client | Sep 17, 2024 | International actors
In an interview with Sputnik on 17 September, House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh said that the rapprochement between Egypt and Turkey could help facilitate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. He explained that this partnership would ease...
by Client Client | Sep 17, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 17 September, UNHCR released an estimation that as of 15 September 2024 over 97,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Libya since April 2023. This includes over 45,452 refugees registered by UNHCR, mainly in the city of Kufra. About 95% of the UN-registered...
