by Client Client | Apr 9, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 12 April, Nasser Ammar, the commander of the Support Force of Operation Burkan al-Ghadab (Operation Volcano of Rage; formed to oversee the defence of Tripoli against the LNA attack in 2019- 20), indicated that a major military operation would soon take place in...
by Client Client | Apr 4, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 4 April, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) held an Iftar in Mitiga to commemorate the repulsion of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) attack on Tripoli launched on 4 April 2020. Many militia leaders from Tripoli, Zawiyya and Zintan reportedly attended and...
by Client Client | Apr 3, 2024 | International actors
A US Defense Attaché delegation travelled to Misrata and al-Khoms, where they ‘made productive visits’ to the Central Military Zone, Al Khoms naval base, and various important military and counterterrorism forces, stressing that the US ‘will continue to support...
by Client Client | Apr 3, 2024 | International actors
On 3 April, the Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI announced that (only) three ‘friendly visits’ to suspicious ships were carried out in March (without finding weapons or ammunition) and ten ‘suspicious flights’ were registered.
by Client Client | Apr 3, 2024 | International actors
On 3 April, the Irish Times reported that former members of the elite Army Ranger Wing within the Irish Defence Forces have been training troops under the command of Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar in contravention of the ongoing UN arms and...
by Client Client | Apr 2, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 2 April, some initial progress was made in Ras Ajdir in the negotiations between the staff of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Ministry of Interior (MoI) Joint Security Room in al-Aassah and representatives of Zuwara about the MoI taking over the...
by Client Client | Mar 31, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 31 March, Presidential Council Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi and Prime Minister (and Minister of Defence) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba promoted Commander of the 444 Brigade Mahmoud Hamza to Major General and appointed him Director of the Military Intelligence Department.
by Client Client | Mar 31, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 31 March, a villa in Hay Andalus in western Tripoli in which both Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and his nephew and closest advisor Ibrahim Dabaiba spend a lot of time was hit with shells. The house was hit at least twice, reportedly by RPGs. The house itself...
by Client Client | Mar 31, 2024 | International actors
On 31 March, EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando met with Libyan officials including Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi, as well as AU and UN representatives, as part of an AU-EU-UN Trilateral Task Force on migration. They called for establishing legal process for...
by Client Client | Mar 30, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 30 March, the Mellitah Oil & Gas Complex was targeted by a limited Cyber attack. The company’s Cyber security team detected a malware, a Trojan (ransomware), which was immediately isolated. Mellitah sources said that all critical data and systems related...
