Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) launched air strikes against “foreign armed groups” near its border with Chad.
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Libya captures Islamic State leader behind 2018 capital bombing
Libyan authorities have arrested an Islamic State leader suspected of having planned three deadly attacks in Libya’s capital in 2018, the UN-backed government announced on Thursday.
Chadian opposition accuses Libya’s GNU of being behind bombing of its sites
The leader of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), Mahamat Mahdi Ali, accused the Government of National Unity (GNU) of allowing the Chadian army to bomb sites of their forces inside Libyan territory.
FACT: 200 Chadian army vehicles advanced towards Libya under French air cover
Around 200 Chadian army vehicles were moving towards Libyan territory under French air cover, a member of the Front for Change and Concord rebel group in Chad (FACT), Mohamed Cherif Jakou, revealed on Sunday.
Rebel group FACT ends ceasefire with Chadian army after attack on bases in Libya
The Front for Change and Concord rebel group in Chad (FACT) has announced an end to a ceasefire it declared in 2021 with the Chadian army.
GI-TOC publishes report on Libya’s illicit economies
On 21 July, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) published a report entitled ‘Illicit economies and peace and security in Libya’, which looks into the political economy of organized crime in Libya and its impact over the last three years.
Russian ambassador warns of spread of firearms from Ukraine to Africa through Libya
The Russian Ambassador to Libya, Aydar Aganin, said in an interview with TASS on Monday that “there is a risk of delivering weapons to Ukraine, saying those weapons are spreading across Africa, with Libya being such a transit corridor during the period of anarchy and chaos in the country”.
Libyan AG Office has custody of wanted militia leader from Al-Zawiya
The Libyan Attorney General’s (AG) Office has issued a statement announcing the arrival in custody of the arrested militia leader, Andelraouf Al-Kabo, to the Tripoli headquarters after he was detained by security units in Zuwara, hailing the efforts of the transfer of the wanted criminal by the security apparatuses in …
Libya court sentences 23 to death for ISIL campaign
A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison for their role in a deadly ISIL (ISIS) campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
Tunisia Receives 4 Women and 5 Children of ISIS Fighters from Libya
Tunisia has received four women and five children from the Libyan authorities on Friday. They are the wives and children of ISIS fighters who were fighting in Libya. Mustafa Al-Kabir, the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, confirmed the news and said that the handover took place at …