Western Libya’s Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army and his accompanying delegation die in plane crash over Ankara
Dec 24 Sami Zaptia

Western Libya’s Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army and his accompanying delegation die in plane crash over Ankara

The Tripoli based Libyan Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, and his accompanying delegation died in a pl...

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Tripoli based 444 Combat Brigade thwart attempt to smuggle 40,000 litres of fuel south of Gharian
Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli based 444 Combat Brigade thwart attempt to smuggle 40,000 litres of fuel south of Gharian

The Tripoli based 444 Combat Brigade, part of the western based Libyan Army, reported last Tuesday (30 September) that a detachment south of Gharian,...

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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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Libyan Army’s 444th Combat Brigade arrests fuel smugglers and seizes fuel trucks
Aug 3 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Army’s 444th Combat Brigade arrests fuel smugglers and seizes fuel trucks

The 444th Combat Brigade, a detachment of the (western-based) Libyan Army reported yesterday that it had made arrests of fuel smugglers and seized fue...

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444 Brigade continues fight against fuel smugglers
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

444 Brigade continues fight against fuel smugglers

The fighting detachments of the 444th Brigade announced yesterday that it is continuing its anti-fuel smuggling campaign on the edges of greater Tripo...

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Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

Foreign forces need to withdraw from Libya immediately: AFRICOM commander Townsend

By Sami Zaptia.(Africom).London, 22 June 2021: Attending the closing ceremony of ‘‘Exercise African Lion 21’’ held in Morocco 17-19 June, Commander of...

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Serraj appoints Shareef as new Chief of Staff and Juha as his Assisstant
Feb 14 Sami Zaptia

Serraj appoints Shareef as new Chief of Staff and Juha as his Assisstant

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 February 2019:Faiez Serraj, head of the Presidency Council and Government of National Accord, passed two decrees in his role...

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Jan 13 Michel Cousins

Barghathi promotes Bunyan Marsous forces spokesperson to defence ministry post; new chief of staff to be appointed “within days”

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 13 January 2017:The Government of National Accord’s defence minister, Colonel Mahdi Al-Barghathi, has appointed Colonel Mohamed...

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Oct 9 Nigel Ash

Southern rebellion snuffed out claims army

By Moutaz Ali. The fort at Sebha, the capital of Fezzan (File photo)Tripoli, 9 October 2016:The Libyan army’s southern commander claimed today to have...

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Prince Mohamed warns of dangers ahead on Army Day
Aug 9 Michel Cousins

Prince Mohamed warns of dangers ahead on Army Day

By Ajnadin Mustafa and Ibrahim Drissi.Tripoli/Benghazi, 9 August 2016:In a rare public address, Prince Mohamed Al-Rida Al-Senussi has warned that Liby...

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