by Client Client | May 17, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 17 May, five people, four young men and one woman, were abducted from their homes in Zawiyya – al-Sayyida al-Zeinab (southeast of the city centre, about 1.5 km south of the coastal road) and murdered. Their bodies were found in the early evening in a car in Zawiyya...
by Client Client | May 16, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 16 May, a parade was held in Benghazi-Benina under tight security in the presence of Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh and Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad to...
by Client Client | May 16, 2024 | International actors
On 16 May, UK Ambassador to Libya Martin Longden met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, stressing that all parties should engage in the UN political process. Longden also visited Derna where he met with Belqassim Haftar, the Director...
by Client Client | May 15, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 15 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar ordered the establishment of a military city for training and security science, located west of Benghazi. The facility will cover about 5,500 hectares and include a seaport, an airstrip, various training...
by Client Client | May 14, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 14 May, three members of the 444 Brigade and ‘a group’ of drug smugglers were killed in a battle between the two sides lasting several hours. It occured south of Ghadames near the border with Algeria in the al-Hamada al-Hamra area. Several other smugglers (at least...
by Client Client | May 14, 2024 | International actors
On 14 May, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Libya, noting that the ICC had reinvigorated its work on Libya in the last 18 months and is making progress on the objectives of the Court’s strategic...
by Client Client | May 14, 2024 | International actors
On 14 May, the Dar al-Ifta issued a statement in which it said that the Russian armed presence on Libyan soil is considered ‘an occupation and an invasion’ by an aggressor state which still has the blood of the people of Tripoli on its hands due to Russian involvement...
by Client Client | May 12, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 12 May, the Attorney General ordered the arrest of the Director General of the Customs Authority and the head of customs at Misrata International Airport on charges of conspiring with others to traffic nearly 26 tons of gold bullion out of the country. That would...
by Client Client | May 10, 2024 | International actors
On 10 May, the US Embassy thanked a Libyan Navy delegation for participating in US Naval Forces Africa’s 2nd annual African Maritime Forces Summit in Accra, Ghana. The summit’s theme was ‘Cooperation at sea: safeguarding African maritime security,’ with the embassy...
by Client Client | May 8, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 8 May, Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush arrived in al-Jamail and promised in a meeting with local representatives that an investigation will be initiated and the culprits behind the clashes will be arrested and brought to justice. He...
