Aldabaiba calls for closing of central Tripoli militia barracks
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba calls for closing of central Tripoli militia barracks

Libya’s incumbent caretaker Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba announced today that he has instructed the Ministry of Defence to expedite the devel...

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Aldabaiba’s Military Prosecutor issues arrest warrants, travel bans for Bashagha and his allies
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba’s Military Prosecutor issues arrest warrants, travel bans for Bashagha and his allies

The Military Prosecutor of the Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba government issued orders today to arrest the commander of the Western Military Region, Major Gene...

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Major Tripoli militia clashes result in 32 deaths and 159 injuries
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Major Tripoli militia clashes result in 32 deaths and 159 injuries

Major militia clashes in Tripoli on Friday and Saturday have led to 32 deaths and 159 injuries, the Tripoli Health Ministry reported today.There was i...

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More Tripoli militia clashes as the battle for legitimacy continues
Aug 8 Sami Zaptia

More Tripoli militia clashes as the battle for legitimacy continues

There were more militia clashes Friday night on the outskirts of Tripoli as the battle for who has the legitimacy to be Libya’s prime minister continu...

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Presidency Council dissolves all Joint Military Operations Chambers – including Juwaily’s
Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

Presidency Council dissolves all Joint Military Operations Chambers – including Juwaily’s

Najwa Wheba, the Official Spokesperson for the Presidency Council (PC), confirmed in a telephone interview on Libyan media yesterday the circulating r...

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Opposing militia commanders fail to meet as agreed on Saturday – may meet in a few days
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

Opposing militia commanders fail to meet as agreed on Saturday – may meet in a few days

Opposing militia commanders in a loose coalition representing on the one side the incumbent caretaker prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, and on th...

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Use of force, in face of Aldabaiba using force to prevent peaceful handover of power, is justified
Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

Use of force, in face of Aldabaiba using force to prevent peaceful handover of power, is justified

The use of force is likely and justifiable in resolving Libya’s political crisis in view of the fact that current incumbent caretaker prime minister A...

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Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases

Military tensions caused by the mobilisation of opposing state-recognized militia forces on Tripoli’s southern border over the last few days eased ove...

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Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded

Calm has returned after the separate weekend Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes led to 16 deaths and 52 wounded, according to the Health Ministry.Rep...

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Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions
Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions

Following Friday’s Tripoli militia clashes, state recognized militias clashed briefly in Misrata yesterday to add to tensions in western Libya.The Joi...

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