AFRICOM Deputy Commander visits Libya, announces Libyan participation in ''Exercise Flintlock 2026''
Oct 16 Sami Zaptia

AFRICOM Deputy Commander visits Libya, announces Libyan participation in ''Exercise Flintlock 2026''

AFRICOM (U.S. Africa Command) reported yesterday that Libya will play a pivotal role in its flagship special operations forces exercise, ''Flintlock 2...

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Nov 24 Sami Zaptia

IRINI inspects Libya-bound Turkish-flagged ship as part of UN Libya arms embargo, abandons inspection after Turkish objection

By Sami Zaptia.IRINI inspected a Turkish-flagged vessel bound for Libya as part of the UN Libya arms embargo (Photo: IRINI).London, 24 November 2020:...

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Aug 19 Sami Zaptia

IRINI has produced significant results in deterrence in arms and oil smuggling and has been impartial: IRINI Operation Commander Agostini

By Sami Zaptia.The EU says that its IRINI Operation to monitor Libya's UN arms embargo has been a success (Photo: IRINI).London, 19 August 2020:The EU...

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May 26 Sami Zaptia

Hafter’s strategic withdrawal looking like a full retreat, Wagner makes hasty exit

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 May 2020:The so-called strategic retreat announced by the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan National Army and its allied local and f...

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EU to end Operation Sophia and to launch new Mediterranean operation to monitor UN Libya arms embargo
Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

EU to end Operation Sophia and to launch new Mediterranean operation to monitor UN Libya arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 February 2020: The European Union announced yesterday that it will be launching a new Mediterranean operation to monitor the...

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Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council unanimously renews measures to implement Libya arms embargo for another year

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council has extended its Libya arms embargo until 2020 (Photo: Archives UNSMIL).London, 11 June 2019:The UN Security Co...

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TPF calls for investigation into Khoms port arms shipments as MoI seizes them on behalf of AG
Feb 9 Sami Zaptia

TPF calls for investigation into Khoms port arms shipments as MoI seizes them on behalf of AG

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 February 2019:The Tripoli Protection Force (TPF), a coaliton of Tripoli's main militias, has called on Libya's Attorney Gener...

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Khoms port arms seizure turns out to be blanks
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

Khoms port arms seizure turns out to be blanks

By Sami Zaptia.Malta, 23 December 2018:Last Tuesday's arms seizure at Khoms port turned out to contain only blank rounds.The seizure of two containers...

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Serraj welcomes UNSC's preparedness to review its Libya arms embargo
Nov 8 Sami Zaptia

Serraj welcomes UNSC's preparedness to review its Libya arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 November 2018:Security Council Libya Sanctions extensionMohamed El-Sallak, the official spokesperson for Faiez Serraj, the h...

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Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

UN extends Libya arms embargo for another year

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Libya for another year (File Archive photo).London, 12 June 2018:The UN Securi...

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