‘‘For the first time, Libyans have hope to get rid of these militias, and the dream of the rule of law and institutions is almost a reality soon’’: Aldabaiba
May 18 Sami Zaptia

‘‘For the first time, Libyans have hope to get rid of these militias, and the dream of the rule of law and institutions is almost a reality soon’’: Aldabaiba

‎Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba,‎ made a televised speech to the Libyan people last night after a week of militia clashes,...

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Libyan militias intensified suppression of dissent, attacks on civil society. Thousands arbitrarily detained, arrested for exercise of human rights: Amnesty International report
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Libyan militias intensified suppression of dissent, attacks on civil society. Thousands arbitrarily detained, arrested for exercise of human rights: Amnesty International report

Amnesty International’s Annual 2024 Report (pages 240-245), ‘‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’’, published on 23 April, says that Libya’s militi...

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Tripoli government forces regain control over Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing
Mar 28 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government forces regain control over Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing

The Tripoli based government Joint Task Force seems to have regained control over the Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing yesterday. Several med...

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Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2021:The violent clashes that erupted yesterday at a checkpoint on the main coastal road between Zawia and Al-Maya betw...

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Jul 11 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns ‘‘clashes’’ by officially recognized militias in Janzur - dead militia bodies desecrated and homes burnt: report and analysis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 July 2020:UNSMIL condemned today what it chose to refer to as the ‘‘clashes’’ that took place in the western Tripoli suburb...

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Anti-Hafter, Islamist militia coalition form political party
Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Anti-Hafter, Islamist militia coalition form political party

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 February 2019:Militia commanders from western Libya representing mainly a coalition of anti Hafter forces, Islamists, the fo...

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Feb 9 Sami Zaptia

From TPF to WRPF: western Libya militias seek to amalgamate

By Sami Zaptia.The TPF has announced that it will soon be integrating into a new Western Region Protection Force (WRPF) (Logo: TPF).London, 9 February...

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Salame talks tough in his latest Libya brief to UNSC
Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

Salame talks tough in his latest Libya brief to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.Frankfurt, 6 September 2018:Ghassan Salame, SRSG and UNSMIL head, talked tough yesterday during his latest Libyabrief to the UN Securit...

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Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Most Libyan militias involved in illegal migration activities nominally affiliated to official state security institutions: UN Libya Experts Panel report

By Sami Zaptia:The UN Libya Experts Panel report.London, 11 March 2018: Most Libyan militias involved in illegal migration activities are nominally af...

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US Benghazi attack suspect Al-Imam pleads not guilty in Washington
Nov 9 Nigel Ash

US Benghazi attack suspect Al-Imam pleads not guilty in Washington

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 9 November 2017:The second Libyan held by the Americans on suspicion of involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack which...

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