Tripoli Defence Ministry warns of unspecified precision air strikes against human smugglers and drug traffickers
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Defence Ministry warns of unspecified precision air strikes against human smugglers and drug traffickers

‎The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Defence warned today ‘‘against being near the hideouts of outlaw groups, announcing the implementation of precis...

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Western Mountain Military Region conducts operation around Ghadames against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime
Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Western Mountain Military Region conducts operation around Ghadames against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime

‎The Western Mountain Military Region reported on 14 July that it had conducted a limited operation in and around the city of Ghadames to police and b...

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West Coast Military Region launches military operations in Zuwara against organised crime
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

West Coast Military Region launches military operations in Zuwara against organised crime

‎The West Coast Military Region announced yesterday that it had launched military operations, on the same day, in the city of Zuwara. The military op...

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Zawia Refinery security taken over from militias by Libyan Army
Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

Zawia Refinery security taken over from militias by Libyan Army

‎The West Coast Military Zone, part of the western based Libyan Army (as opposed to the eastern based and Khalifa Hafter controlled Libyan Army) annou...

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Military operations launched in Zawia and surrounding areas ostensibly to fight crime – and possibly militias too
Jan 6 Sami Zaptia

Military operations launched in Zawia and surrounding areas ostensibly to fight crime – and possibly militias too

The West Coast Military Zone, under the command of Lieutenant General Salah Al-Namroush, announced last Friday (3 January) the launch of a military op...

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Tripoli Libyan government conducts drone strikes against criminal hideouts in western coast
May 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government conducts drone strikes against criminal hideouts in western coast

The Ministry of Defence representing the Tripoli-based Libyan government led by Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba announced today that it had conducted air strike...

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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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Counter Terrorism Force arrests IS members
Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

Counter Terrorism Force arrests IS members

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 23 October 2021: Libya’s Counter Terrorism Force (CTF) announced today the arrest of members of the terrorist organization ISI...

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Clashes in Libyan south between Hafter’s forces and FACT - claims of French involvement
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

Clashes in Libyan south between Hafter’s forces and FACT - claims of French involvement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 September 2021:The War Division Information department of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) (formerly k...

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Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

Africom kills 8 in air strike at ISIS in south west Libya

By Sami Zaptia.(Africom).London, 20 September 2019:U S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced today that it killed eight suspected "ISIS-Libya terrorists...

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