by Jason | Apr 1, 2021 | International actors
This week saw a flurry of diplomatic activity with Libya’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) and key neighbours including Egypt and Turkey. On 25 March, the Egyptian President, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, met the President of Libya’s Presidential Council,...
by Jason | Apr 1, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week two significant commanders were assassinated in Benghazi and Tripoli. On 24 March, a notorious commander in the LNA’s Saiqa Battalion, Mahmoud Werfalli, was gunned down in broad daylight in Benghazi. According to a Saiqa spokesperson, Miloud al-Zuwai, the...
by Jason | Mar 24, 2021 | International actors
This week, in recognition of the growing consolidation of power by the GNU, several Western governments have been discussing plans to revive their embassies in Tripoli. On 18 March, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that...
by Jason | Mar 24, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week the parallel eastern al-Thanni government handed over power to the Government of National Unity (GNU), amidst ongoing and small scale intra-militia conflicts in Tripoli. On 18 March, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba ordered an investigation after a...
by Jason | Mar 18, 2021 | International actors
This week, fresh reports emerged to suggest that international actors had not recalled foreign operatives from Libya. On 8 March, reports indicated that, following the UAE’s drawdown in Eritrea, Abu Dhabi transferred military equipment and personnel to an Egyptian...
