The Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki said terrorism had increased in the continent with the start of the Libyan crisis in 2011.

In what it described as ‘‘a painful and fatal blow to smugglers, arms dealers, and outlaws’’, the 444th Combat Brigade, a detachment of the (western-based) Libyan Army, conducted a wide operation at dawn on Friday south of Tripoli.

Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched on Sunday a military operation in the southern town of Qatrun after intercepting ISIS fighters in the area, LNA announced.

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law.

Two men suspected of committing Kidnapping and murder in the western city of Tarhuna are in the army’s hands, the 444 Brigade of the Libyan Army said on Wednesday.

Niger plans to build a base for armed drones to strengthen its defence and security capabilities in combating terrorism and for closely monitoring the security situation across its borders with Libya and Mali.

Libyan oil revenue has dropped by at least 35% in the month-long stand-off between Fathi Bashagha and Abdulhamid Dbeibah which forced several production facilities across the country to close in mid-April, according to oil-price.com.

A unit of the Libyan Anti-Terrorism Force arrested on Saturday dawn in Bani Walid a man named Ashraf Al-Khazmi, who is a relative of a senior leader of ISIS Embarek Al-Khazmi that was detained by Joint Operations Force of the Government of National Unity on September 07 in Bani Walid …

The US said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” about an ongoing closure of key oil installations in Libya, calling for the shutdowns to end “immediately”.

The Brigade 444 of the Defence Ministry said Monday it has arrested a man it believes is involved in the killing and kidnapping of several victims that ended up in the mass graves in Tarhuna.