by Client Client | May 22, 2023 | International actors
On 22 May, GNU Chief of Staff Muhammad al-Haddad led a high-level military delegation to Rome, where he met with Italy’s Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and discussed training and cooperation opportunities. He also met with Defence Minister...
by Client Client | May 22, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 22 May, protesters in Zawiyya gave the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Presidential Council (PC) a 24-hour ultimatum to improve the security situation in the city and move against the armed militias. If their demands are not met within 24 hours, they...
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 21 May, GNU Interior Minister Emad al-Trabelsi met with eastern security chief Ayman al-Darsi and other security figures to discuss coordination in the eastern region.
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 21 May, the head of the Presidential Council (PC) Muhammad al-Menfi met with GNU Chief of Staff Muhammad al-Haddad to discuss security issues, including the importance of strengthening the role of the military in maintaining security and extending state control,...
by Client Client | May 21, 2023 | International actors
On 21 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar received French ambassador to Libya Mustafa Maharaj in his office in Benghazi, where the two discussed the latest developments in Libya. On 22 May, Haftar met with Swedish ambassador Anna Block Mazoyer to...
by Client Client | May 17, 2023 | International actors
On 17 May, a Middle East Eye report citing sources from Darfuri rebel factions, who maintain a presence in Libya’s southern region, said that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar ‘pushed his forces towards Sudan’, and ‘promised’ Sudan’s Rapid...
by Client Client | May 17, 2023 | International actors
On 17 May, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba met with a high-level Egyptian intelligence delegation to follow up on the work of the Egyptian-Libyan joint committee, which was formed following Dabaiba’s visit to Cairo and meeting...
by Client Client | May 12, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 12 May, the ‘Movement for Correcting the Course of Great Zawiyya’ demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi, accusing them of ‘flimsy’ promises. In a statement, the ‘Movement’ said that even...
by Client Client | May 12, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 12 May, Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) said Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) in Benghazi ‘abducted’ rights activist Khaled al-Marghani over his ‘criticism of the kidnappings in eastern Libya’ through social media. According to the watchdog, al-Marghani was...
by Client Client | May 11, 2023 | International actors
On 11 May, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, briefed the UN Security Council on the prosecution of alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, stating the ICC had made significance progress over the last six months. He...