Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, the official spokesman for Haftar’s forces, strongly denounced the suicide attack on the Sabha security checkpoint on Tuesday. He claimed that terrorist organizations and the Muslim Brotherhood were attempting to obstruct the impending December elections.
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Libyan Army official: Reopening coastal road contingent on mercenaries departure
The Commander of the Libyan Army’s Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, Ibrahim Baytelmal, said the room is ready to follow the instructions of the Presidential Council about repositioning to reopen the coastal road only after the agreed upon terms of the ceasefire agreement are implemented in full, especially the withdrawal of all …
Despite mercenaries’ presence, PC asks Libya Army units to reposition to reopen coastal road
The Libyan Presidential Council, which is the Chief Commander of the Libyan Army, has called on Sirte-Jufra Operations Room to reposition its forces immediately to make way for the reopening of the coastal road and facilitate the transportation medium of citizens.
Woman kidnaped, raped and tortured in Benghazi by Haftar forces
According to the Feminists of Libya organization, Abeer Ahmed Omar Khalil, a Jordanian citizen, was taken by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar after visiting her brothers in Benghazi.
Haftar’s forces burn woman’s hands in a Benghazi prison for her critical writings
A woman named Eftikhar Abu Draa has had her hands burnt at Kuwifia prison in Benghazi by elements loyal to Khalifa Haftar’s forces, reported the Head of Victims Organization for Human Rights, Nasser Al-Hawari.
Al-Mishri rejects unifying Libyan state civil institutions apart from military ones
The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS), Khalid Al-Mishri, rejected Tuesday unifying state civil institutions without unifying the military institution, adding in a press conference in Tripoli that the HCS rejected also the inability of the Prime Minister to enter Benghazi and the “mess at the military …
Dbeibah says unifying Libyan Army faces numerous challenges
The Libyan Prime Minister and Defense Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah said there are lots of challenges that are hindering the unification of the Libyan Army, expressing hope in the willingness of young people to serve their country.
AI drone may have ‘hunted down’ and killed soldiers in Libya, UN experts say
An armed drone that attacked forces loyal to Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar last year may have been controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human operator, according to a recent report commissioned by the United Nations.
The Libyan Arab Armed Forces: A network analysis of Haftar’s military alliance
The challenge of uniting and integrating this unwieldy alliance through a combination of narrative-building, coercion and external support has proven extremely difficult. This is mainly due to the contradictory political goals of the various factions that make up the LAAF.
Intensified military efforts are ongoing to secure the city of Sirte
Patrols of the Department of Central Support (DCS) in Sirte indicated that efforts to secure the region and its people have been stepped up in order to ensure the city’s long-term security.