Libya’s parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict.
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defense Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, has met with the Chief of the General Staff, Mohammed Al-Haddad, stressing the need to maintain the security of the capital Tripoli and the safety of its residents.
On 14 June, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) published an analysis of ‘What’s Next for Libya’s Protracted Conflict?’, written by Thomas M. Hill. Written in anticipation of the third Cairo Joint HoR-HSC Committee meetings, Hill interviewed several experts on their views of how Libya can exit its current …
Last week, the UK took a collective sigh of relief when the flight removing asylum seekers for offshore detention in Rwanda didn’t take off. The morning after, pundits began commenting that the scheme was built to fail, and in fact its sole purpose was distracting from concerns surrounding the legitimacy …
The Joint Military Commission (JMC) 5 + 5 has concluded its meetings in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Mohammed Al-Haddad, and Abdel Razek Al-Nadouri, the acting commander of Haftar’s forces.
Since the start of MSF’s migration projects in Libya in 2016, we have repeatedly faced the same challenges: the impossibility of protecting migrants inside Libya, of ensuring continuity of care for serious physical and mental conditions, and of rehabilitating victims of torture. Whether inside or outside detention centres, MSF medical …
A high-ranking ISIS operative surrendered to the 444 Brigade, an informed source confirmed without revealing any further details.
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has said that the presence of Wagner Group mercenaries in Libya is “on a commercial basis,” saying the private security company was invited by the authorities in Tobruk – referring to the House of Representatives.
The co-chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights established under the Berlin process – the Netherlands, Switzerland and UNSMIL – called for the extension of the mandate of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, so that it may continue its critical work to advance human …
The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) reconvened Wednesday in Cairo following meetings in Toledo, Spain and Tunis, Tunisia in May and June, respectively, according to UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
