by Client Client | Jan 21, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 21 January, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) officially lifted force majeure at Sharara oilfield, with 300,000 bpd coming back online. The NOC has not given any further details, but the protestors who had closed the field said in a statement that they decided to...
by Client Client | Jan 18, 2024 | Libyan actors
The Spanish police revealed this week that on 18 January five people were arrested in simultaneous raids in Madrid and on the airport of Valencia for attempting to illegally export a 2 mio EUR Counter-UAV (drone) system to Libya in violation of the UN arms embargo....
by Client Client | Jan 17, 2024 | International actors
On 17 January, Sudanese media reported a series of intense airstrikes in North Darfur, ‘near the border with Libya’. The Sudanese Air Force struck several Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targets at El Zurug military base in the Kutum district in Northern Darfur. Several...
by Client Client | Jan 16, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 16 January, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi met with the truck drivers’ unions and associations to discuss the underlying problems of the ongoing truck driver strike – which has been going on since 9 January across the...
by Client Client | Jan 16, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 16 January, Othman al-Taher Issa, one of the leaders of the (Misrata) February 17 Movement, welcomed the decision the day before by Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba to hand over the security of the ports and airports to the ‘official security forces’. However,...
by Client Client | Jan 15, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 15 January, the Government of National Unity (GNU) issued Decision No. 21 of 2024 instructing that the presence of security services at land, sea and air ports is restricted to: the Passports, Nationality and Foreign Affairs Department; MoI’s General Administration...
by Client Client | Jan 13, 2024 | International actors
The UN Panel of Experts report on the Sudan (submitted to the UN Security Council on 13 January 2024) cited members of southern Libyan communities such as Tebu and Darfurian armed groups based in Libya saying that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) used a supply route to...
by Client Client | Jan 12, 2024 | Libyan actors
On the night of 12-13 January, unarmed protesters from the (Misrata) February 17 Movement led by Othman al-Taher Issa occupied Misrata Airport during the night and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Misrata Joint Force. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dabaiba was...
by Client Client | Jan 11, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 11 January, the case about the collapse of the Derna dams was referred to the Court of Appeal by the judge of the indictment chamber of the Derna Court of First Instance. The court ruled that the imprisonment of 14 out of the 16 defendants should continue –...
by Client Client | Jan 9, 2024 | International actors
On 9 and 10 January, UNSMIL facilitated a workshop of members from the House of Representatives and High Council of State with military, security, and civil society actors, advancing security sector reform and governance in Libya.
