Armed clashes between government forces and local Zuwara forces at Libyan-Tunisian border crossing – Tunisia closes border
Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

Armed clashes between government forces and local Zuwara forces at Libyan-Tunisian border crossing – Tunisia closes border

There were reports late last night/early this morning of armed clashes between government security personnel and local armed forces from Zuwara on the...

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State recognised militia and Libyan Army clash in central Tripoli
May 29 Sami Zaptia

State recognised militia and Libyan Army clash in central Tripoli

The state recognised militia, Rada / Deterrence, headed by Abdelrauf Kara (rebranded the Deterrence Agency for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime...

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May 9 Sami Zaptia

Militias ‘‘raid’’ Corinthia hotel seeking Presidency Head Menfi in protest at new Intelligence head and Foreign Minister Mangoush

By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 May 2021:A group of state-recognized militias forced their way into the grounds of the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli on Friday...

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May 7 Sami Zaptia

New head of intelligence appointed

By Sami Zaptia. London, 7 May 2021:  The Presidency Council announced the appointment (Decree 17/2021) yesterday of a new head of Libyan Intelligence....

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Bishr and Tajouri warn no armed force from Zintan to enter Tripoli with refugees
May 30 Nigel Ash

Bishr and Tajouri warn no armed force from Zintan to enter Tripoli with refugees

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 30 May 2017:Pro-Presidency Council militiaman Hashem Bishr and his ally the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB),...

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May 29 Michel Cousins

Zintan-based unit says it will resettle thousands displaced Tripoli residents back in capital this week

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 29 May 2017:In a move suggesting that pro-Libya National Army (LNA) forces are planning to move into Tripoli, the Zintan-based...

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National army troops exhorted to serve Libya "without an agenda"
Dec 18 George Grant

National army troops exhorted to serve Libya "without an agenda"

By Tom Little.Tripoli, 18 December:Libya's professional soldiers must dedicate themselves to serving their country “without an agenda”, the commander...

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