Military Intelligence Chiefs Conference for the Sahel and Mediterranean countries 2026 held in Tripoli
Apr 6 Sami Zaptia

Military Intelligence Chiefs Conference for the Sahel and Mediterranean countries 2026 held in Tripoli

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, attended the opening of the 2026 Military Intelligence Chiefs Con...

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444th Combat Brigade Commander Hamza celebrates defeat of SSA militia’s corrupt ‘‘empire’’
May 19 Sami Zaptia

444th Combat Brigade Commander Hamza celebrates defeat of SSA militia’s corrupt ‘‘empire’’

‎Speaking to the Operations Officers of the Libyan Army, Commander of the 444th Combat Brigade (and head of Military Intelligence), Mahmoud Hamza, ‎co...

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Presidency Council decrees unconditional ceasefire, freezes all Aldabaiba Tripoli government’s recent military/security decrees
May 15 Sami Zaptia

Presidency Council decrees unconditional ceasefire, freezes all Aldabaiba Tripoli government’s recent military/security decrees

The Libyan Presidency Council issued decree 2/2025 yesterday in its role as Supreme Head of the Armed Forces: Orders a comprehensive ceasefire in al...

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444th Brigade and Military Intelligence head Mahmoud Hamza’s narrative of the SDF / RADA Tripoli clash
May 15 Sami Zaptia

444th Brigade and Military Intelligence head Mahmoud Hamza’s narrative of the SDF / RADA Tripoli clash

Writing on his personal Facebook page yesterday, and not on his official 444th Combat Brigade page, Major General Mahmoud Hamza, Commander of the 444t...

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Calm returns after overnight Tripoli clashes as major militia leader reportedly killed
May 13 Sami Zaptia

Calm returns after overnight Tripoli clashes as major militia leader reportedly killed

Calm seems to have returned to Tripoli this morning after overnight clashes between various state-recognised militias and army forces from within Trip...

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Conference of Military Intelligence Chiefs of Libya's Neighbouring Countries held in Tripoli
Dec 21 Sami Zaptia

Conference of Military Intelligence Chiefs of Libya's Neighbouring Countries held in Tripoli

The Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, inaugurated the first Conference of Military Intelligence Chiefs of Libya's Neighbouri...

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Tripoli in relative calm after arrested 444th Brigade commander Hamza released to neutral security party
Aug 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli in relative calm after arrested 444th Brigade commander Hamza released to neutral security party

Relative calm has returned to Tripoli this morning after the arrested Commander of the 444th Brigade was released by the Rada / SDF militia to a ‘‘neu...

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Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

State recognized security forces clash in civilian areas after arrest of one of their commanders

Two state recognised security forces clashed in the civilian area of Ain Zara, southeast of Tripoli last night. The clashes continued into this mornin...

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Militia clashes evidence their corruption and unaccountability to state institutions
Sep 4 Sami Zaptia

Militia clashes evidence their corruption and unaccountability to state institutions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 September 2021:In a video address, the commander of the Tripoli Military Region, Major General Abdel Basset Marwan, yesterday...

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State recognized militias clash in southern outskirt of Tripoli – kidnappings, injuries and deaths reported
Sep 3 Sami Zaptia

State recognized militias clash in southern outskirt of Tripoli – kidnappings, injuries and deaths reported

By Sami Zaptia.Two state recognized militias clashed overnight in and around the Tikbali barracks in the Salah Al-Deen district of southern Tripoli (P...

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